code: def check_ly(text):
      
      err = "garner.phrasal_adjectives.ly"
      msg = u"""No hyphen is necessary in phrasal adjectives with an adverb
                ending in -ly, unless the -ly adverb is part of a longer
                phrase"""
  
      regex = "\s[^\s-]+ly-"
  
      return existence_check(text, [regex], err, msg,
                             require_padding=False, offset=-1)
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