Home › Words › B › bluelybluelybluely means in a blue manner; bluishly.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bluely ranks #1,463 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom blue + -ly.advIn a blue manner; bluishly.e.g.“I pursed my lips thoughtfully, then reached out to prod the bluely gleaming chest of the thing with, I suppose, some notion of rolling it off the bed, […]” — 2004, Ellen Datlow, The Dark: New Ghost Stories:nounPorpoise.e.g.“The Sussex fishermen call the porpoise 'Bluely'.” — 1883, The Antiquary, page 260:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bluishly 90% match — In a bluish way. vs bluely →bluesily 80% match — In a bluesy manner. vs bluely →blueth 79% match — The state of being blue; blueness. vs bluely →bluey 73% match — Having a colour similar to blue. vs bluely →bluen 73% match — To make or become blue. vs bluely →blueness 72% match — The quality or characteristic of being blue in color. vs bluely →bluish 72% match — Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. vs bluely →bluishness 71% match — The quality of being bluish. vs bluely →