thusly

== English == === Etymology === From thus +‎ -ly, dating from the 19th century, seemingly coined by educated writers to make fun of uneducated persons trying to sound genteel, with a false inference that thus is not an adverb. === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈðʌs.li/ === Adverb === thusly (not comparable) (proscribed) thus (in this way). 1995 December, John P. Wiley Jr, quoting Edward R. Harrison, Smithsonian Magazine: The history of the Universe has been summed up thusly: "Hydrogen is a light, odorless gas, which, given enough time, turns into people." thus (therefore) ==== Usage notes ==== Although thusly has diffused into popular usage, it may be regarded as incorrect by some; instead, other equivalent expressions (such as thus or this way) can be used. Though proscribed by some grammarians, there has arisen a differentiation of usage between thus and thusly, in that, as a demonstrative adverb of manner, thus is generally a prepositive adverb and thusly a postpositive adverb. Thus often initiates the sentence, and precedes the subject: Thus, I was able to complete the triathlon, despite having had a mechanical failure of my bicycle. Even if in the predicate, though, thus is generally used prepositively to the verb which it modifies: I was thus able to complete the triathlon, despite having had a mechanical failure of my bicycle. It is when thus follows the verb which it modifies that thusly is an acceptable form: I was able to complete the triathlon thusly, despite having had a mechanical failure of my bicycle. Though this phenomenon, which seems to arise out of considerations of euphony, appears to follow no morphological rule, similar differentiation can be seen in other adverbs of manner in English: Quickly run and get your father. vs. Run quick and get your father. The adverb thusly originated in the Eastern U.S., and it is still more common in American than British English; it is "often used for amusement or to make an ironic point." === References === “thusly”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “(thusly*1000), thus”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. === Anagrams === Luthys, hustly