archly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for archly in the English»French Dictionary

archly [Brit ˈɑːtʃli, Am ˈɑrtʃli] ADV

1. archly (mischievously):

archly

malicieusement

2. archly (condescendingly):

archly pej

avec condescendance

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The two strands of celebrity and family come together neatly at the end with an archly delivered speech she has written for her sister's wedding.

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If anything, his archly galvanising humour is a broad cerebral stroll through some wide-ranging peccadillios.

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Or was it, he wondered archly, "the state of the mind" kind?

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Or maybe he's that dandyish, archly sartorial guy with the fedora, black and gray toned prom-suit-vest-and-tie, and ambitious plaid patterns here and there, a cigarette always at hand.

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Truer words may never have been more archly put.

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He got there, he says archly, because he knew exactly what was on blokes' minds: they wanted to look at naked women.

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The same view was echoed, even if less archly, by a well-connected lawyer from a prominent law firm.

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Depending on the user, it is meant either affectionately or archly.

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He has no career, though in the archly classist society of the day is considered a gentleman.

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Just a thought, the lowercase, no-punctuation statement ventures archly.

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