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REVERENTLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
With reverence; in a reverent manner
Example:
he gazed reverently at the handiwork
Synonyms:
reverentially; reverently
Classified under:
Antonym:
irreverently (without respect)
Pertainym:
reverent (feeling or showing profound respect or veneration)
Context examples:
It is needless to say that the dead steersman has been reverently removed from the place where he held his honourable watch and ward till death—a steadfastness as noble as that of the young Casabianca—and placed in the mortuary to await inquest.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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