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beely

beely adjective: of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian. Also the obsolete form of belie.

Adjective

beely (comparative more beely, superlative most beely)

  1. (rare) Of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian.
    • As for bees, we cannot accuse them of silence, as the peculiar buzzing-sound they make in flying, [...] and which is so very agreeable to our ears when its gentle monotony enlivens the calm of the warm summer air, is, we may hope, a cheerful accompaniment to all beely labours, and as pleasant to...1877, Elizabeth Anna Hart, Silver wings and golden scales
    • With their countenance' spaces / Planned for beely enterprise […]1950, Gleanings in bee culture

Adverb

beely (comparative more beely, superlative most beely)

  1. (humorous, rare) In a beelike manner.
    • His effort is to come as near 100 percent as is humanly (and beely) possible.1965, Murray Hoyt, The world of bees

Also used as

beely is also the obsolete form of belie.

Forms of beely

Adjective
comparativemore beely
superlativemost beely
Adverb
comparativemore beely
superlativemost beely
Verb
third-person singular presentbeelies
present participlebeelying
past participlebeelied
pastbeelied

Origin of beely

From bee + -ly.

Variant of belie.

Questions about beely

What does beely mean?
Beely means of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian.
What part of speech is beely?
Beely can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near beely in the dictionary

  1. beelines
  2. beeling
  3. beelings
  4. beelining
  5. beels
  6. beely
  7. Beelzeboul
  8. Beelzebub
  9. Beelzebubian
  10. Beelzebubs
  11. Beelzebul

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