Definition of Gauntly

1. adv. In a gaunt manner; meagerly.

Definition of Gauntly

1. Adverb. In a gaunt manner; meagerly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gauntly

1. gaunt [adv] - See also: gaunt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gauntly

gaunch
gaunched
gaunches
gaunching
gaunt
gaunted
gaunter
gauntest
gaunting
gauntlet
gauntlet bandage
gauntleted
gauntleting
gauntlets
gauntletted
gauntly (current term)
gauntness
gauntnesses
gauntree
gauntrees
gauntries
gauntry
gaunts
gaup
gauped
gauper
gaupers
gauping
gaupped
gauppin

Literary usage of Gauntly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero by William Makepeace Thackeray (1848)
"Mrs. Pilkington, the housekeeper at gauntly Hall, was growing ... go to gauntly once in two years. At, other times the housekeeper was the mistress of the ..."

2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1901)
"Mrs. Pilkington, the housekeeper at gauntly Hall, was growing exceedingly old, feeble, and rheumatic : she was not equal to the work of superintending that ..."

3. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"Mrs. Pilkington, the housekeeper at gauntly Hall, was growing exceedingly old, feeble, and rheumatic: she was not equal to the work of superintending that ..."

4. Evenings with Great Authors by Sherwin Cody (1917)
"Mrs. Pilkington, the housekeeper at gauntly Hall, was growing exceedingly old, feeble and rheumatic: she was not equal to the work of superintending that ..."

5. Thackeray's Works by William Makepeace Thackeray (1891)
"The family did not go to gauntly once in two years. At other times the housekeeper was the mistress of the magnificent mansion —• had four covers daily for ..."

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