Something that is ~ has the qualities of respect and admiration. (FORMAL)
‘That’s the old foresters’ garden,’ she said in ~ tones.
ADJ
~ly
He ~ly returned the novel to a glass-fronted bookcase.
ADV: ADV with v
Something that is ~ has the qualities of respect and admiration. (FORMAL)
‘That’s the old foresters’ garden,’ she said in ~ tones.
ADJ
~ly
He ~ly returned the novel to a glass-fronted bookcase.
ADV: ADV with v
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012