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Definition of Moonily
1. Adverb. In a dreamy manner. "`She would look beautiful in the new dress,' Tommy said dreamily"
Definition of Moonily
1. in a moony manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moonily
Literary usage of Moonily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1910)
"Drink of faith in the brains a full draught Before the oration: beware Lest
rhetoric moonily waft Whither horrid activities snare. ..."
2. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1910)
"Drink of faith in the brains a full draught Before the oration: beware Lest
rhetoric moonily waft Whither horrid activities snare. ..."
3. In New South Africa: Travels in the Transvaal and Rhodesia by Harold Lincoln Tangye (1900)
"... seated at the back is a young woman with one or two younger men, moonily
oblivious of the burden of fresh life, interest, and news in the train so near. ..."
4. With Poor Immigrants to America by Stephen Graham (1914)
"... and there also, in the shadow, in the many recesses and dark empty corners
young men and women were making love, looking moonily at one another, ..."
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