thusly

1. 1.

   in the way indicated

   “hold the brush so”

   “set up the pieces thus”

   Synonymsthusso

Questions about thusly

What does thusly mean?

thusly means "in the way indicated".

How many syllables are in thusly?

thusly has 2 syllables: thus-ly. The stress falls on "thus". In IPA it is /ˈðʌsli/.

What is another word for thusly?

Close synonyms include thus, so. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thusly a common word?

thusly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.