anciently Meaning of "anciently"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) in ancient times; long ago

Usage(s):

  1. The Review then told discreetly of an unnamed scientist who decided to pit a modern wetting agent against that anciently proverbial shedder of waterthe plumage of a duck.
  2. MANY a peer of England is more anciently British than the royal family.
  3. Their root causes lie deep in an anciently depressed economy.
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