primly

adverb

Definition of primlynext
as in properly

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Recent Examples of primly On Next Generation, the crew members of the Enterprise are all heterosexual and most primly single. — Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primly
  1. properly
  2. decorously
  3. decently
Adverb
  • Since the AeroSlider moves alongside the axles, its aerodynamic parts remain properly positioned without the need for additional adjustments.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • An agent could be properly authenticated, correctly authorized and operating within its guardrails.
    — Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of properly
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  • But there’s so much decorously, Homerically faithful story swirling around these two figures, glimpsed mostly in passing—and so many men around them, doing seriously manly stuff—that neither role registers.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026
  • The article, decorously, didn’t mention making money.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of decorously
Adverb
  • Aledo played decently against the run, but allowed three long touchdown runs of 77, 55 and 33 yards against Martin with the other 25 rushing attempts netting zero yards.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The kitchen and bathroom are decently renovated, if monochromatic and unexciting.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of decently

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“Primly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primly. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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