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Definition of "venerably" []

  • In a venerable manner. (adverb)

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Use "venerably" in a sentence
  • "Sitting in a slightly dusty corner of New York City's affably scrappy and venerably old Strand Bookstore on a rainy February evening, the audience cannot number more than 30, although the average age far exceeds that number."
  • "Learning of this, the outraged mayor of Cambridge promptly designated the venerably WASP-named Boylston Street, on which the school fronts, John F. Kennedy Street, as it remains today."
  • "To put it simply, New York has become a rather dull and venerably becalmed place."