effortfully
adverb
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adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English effortful Middle English -ly English -ly English effortfully From effortful + -ly.
- In an effortful manner: with effort.
“When Mr. Wheeldon quotes Balanchine, it is those lifts in which the ballerina has her hands placed, effortfully, on her partner’s[…].”
“They made their way effortfully towards the Carthaginians[…]””