novelly
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
nov·el 1
(nŏv′əl)n.
1. A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
2. The literary genre represented by novels.
[Ultimately from Old Italian novella, piece of news, chit-chat, tale, novella, from Vulgar Latin *novella, from neuter pl. of Latin novellus, diminutive of novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]
nov·el 2
(nŏv′əl)adj.
Strikingly new, unusual, or different. See Synonyms at new.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin novellus, diminutive of novus; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]
nov′el·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
novelly
(ˈnɒvəlɪ)adv
in a novel fashion
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014