thusly or thus
“Thusly” has been around for a long time, but it is widely viewed asnonstandard. It’s safer to go with plain old “thus.”
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thusly vs thus :
Definitions
- r in the way indicated; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
- n an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
- r (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
it is late and thus we must go - r in the way indicated; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
set up the pieces thus
News & Articles
- Marco Scutaro on his finger: “It was all bent. It was like a snake. It looked pretty bad”
Marco Scutaro left last night’s game after taking a pitch to his left hand. It doesn’t sound like he’ll be back for a while. At first he thought it was broken. It’s not, X-rays were negative. But it’s not right. He described it thusly: Scutaro said that the inability to straighten his finger may be…
June 12, 2013 - NBC Sports: HardballTalk - Marco Scutaro on his finger: “It was all bent. It was like a snake. It looked pretty bad”
Marco Scutaro left last night’s game after taking a pitch to his left hand. It doesn’t sound like he’ll be back for a while. At first he thought it was broken. It’s not, X-rays were negative. But it’s not right. He described it thusly: Scutaro said that the inability to straighten his finger may be…
June 12, 2013 - NBC Sports: HardballTalk
- Making "Lincoln," Spielberg Turned to Civil War Expert David Ward of Hotchkiss School, Winsted
“He was an entire man.” Thus said the Hon. Orlando B. Ficklin of Charleston, Ill., when asked about his longtime Congressional and legal associate, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was, indeed, entire unto himself but in many ways was unfathomable even to those who knew and loved him well.
June 16, 2013 - Litchfield County Times - D.C. United 1-2 Toronto FC: TFC wins wrestle of the worst
In a tussle between the teams with the worst records in MLS thus far, Toronto came out a goal to the good.
June 16, 2013 - Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports - NASCAR Michigan 2013 qualifying results: Carl Edwards earns Michigan pole
In a NASCAR season thus far defined by its lack of speed when compared to the Toyota- and Chevrolet-powered teams, Ford flexed its muscle in qualifying Friday at Michigan International Speedway.
June 14, 2013 - Philly.com