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betimely

betimely adverb: early.

Adverb

betimely (comparative betimelier or more betimely, superlative betimeliest or most betimely)

  1. (rare) Early.

Forms of betimely

comparativebetimelier
comparativemore betimely
superlativebetimeliest
superlativemost betimely

Origin of betimely

From betime + -ly.

Questions about betimely

What does betimely mean?
Betimely means early.
What part of speech is betimely?
Betimely is an adverb.

Words near betimely in the dictionary

  1. betimbered
  2. betimbering
  3. betimbers
  4. betime
  5. betimed
  6. betimely
  7. betimes
  8. betiming
  9. betine
  10. betined
  11. betines

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