Definition
In a manner resembling harping; with a tedious, repetitive quality; in the manner of continuously complaining about something.
Etymology
From 'harping' (the present participle of 'harp') combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly.' The word creates an adverb from the figurative verb meaning to talk repetitively.
Kelly Says
This adverb is practically obsolete, but it perfectly captures something we all experience—the tone of voice someone uses when they keep bringing up the same complaint, like a broken record or, aptly, a harp being played endlessly.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Harpālus እንደ
har-pa-lus en-de
ARالعربية
كأنه آلة وتر
ka-anna a-lat-a wa-tar
BNবাংলা
ব্যবহারের মতো
bo-ho-ro-er moto
CACatalà
Harpalus
har-pa-lus
CSČeština
jako harfa
ja-ko har-fa
DADansk
som en harp
som een harp
DEDeutsch
harfenhaft
har-fen-haft
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ένα λύρα
o-pos e-na ly-ra
ESEspañol
con arpa
kon ar-pa
FAفارسی
مانند هارپ
ma-nand har-p
FISuomi
kitarin tavoin
ki-ta-rin ta-voi
FRFrançais
comme une harpe
komm oon ar-p
GUGU
હાર્પાલુસ
har-pa-lus
HEעברית
כמו נבל
k-mo ne-vel
HIहिन्दी
वाद्य यंत्र की तरह
va-d-y-an-tra ki ta-ra
HUMagyar
mint egy harpa
mint egy har-pa
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti harpa
se-peh har-pa
ITItaliano
come una arpa
koh-meh oon-a ar-pa
JA日本語
竪琴のように
tate-goto no youni
KMKM
ដូចជាharp
doo-ch-ja harp
KO한국어
리라처럼
li-ra-cheo-rom
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti harpa
se-peh har-pa
MYမြန်မာ
harp လို
harp lo
NLNederlands
als een harp
als een harp
NONorsk
som en harp
som een harp
PLPolski
jak harfa
jak har-fa
PTPortuguês
como uma harpa
kom-oo oon-a har-pa
RORomână
ca o harpă
ka o har-pa
RUРусский
как арфа
kak ar-fa
SVSvenska
som en harp
som een harp
SWKiswahili
kama harp
ka-ma harp
TAதமிழ்
வில்லின் போல்
vil-lin po-l
TEతెలుగు
వీణలా
ve-e-na-la
THไทย
เหมือนลีลา
meu-n li-la
TLTL
tulad ng harp
tu-lad ng harp
TRTürkçe
harfi gibi
har-fi ge-bi
UKУкраїнська
як арфа
yak ar-fa
URاردو
ہارپ کی طرح
har-p ki ta-ra
VITiếng Việt
như một cây đàn harp
nhu mot cay dan harp
ZH中文
像竖琴一样
xiàng shùqín yīyàng