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Definition of airily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

airily

adverb

/ˈeərəli/

/ˈerəli/

(formal)

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in a way that shows that you are not worried or that you are not treating something as serious
- ‘There’s nothing wrong with him,’ she said airily.
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