unknownly

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unknownly

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From unknown + -ly.

adverb

dated, not comparable, rare Mysteriously, without a known reason or cause. Just then it open’d; and th’enclosed Grain / Unknownly vanisht; and then clos’d again
not comparable, rare Obscurely, without being known or noticed. Attentively the grey horse wended / (by many a mighty fist forfended) / through men that lay unknownly dying, / and trod on shallow blackened grass.
alternative, not comparable, uncommon Alternative form of unknowingly, without knowledge; without intent. if any thing of that nature be brought in, and desired to be lodged with the Society [...] they should be obliged to shew it first to the President (for fear of lodging unknownly ballads and buffooneries in these scoffing times), and that then it should be sealed up

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@misc{unknownly_2026,
  title = {unknownly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unknownly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}