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eathly

eathly adverb: in an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.

Adverb

eathly (comparative more eathly, superlative most eathly)

  1. (UK, dialectal) In an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.
    • Herewith the golden book gan open fair,
      And eathly! I might read their names, that next
      Went to the King […]1829, originally 1593, George Peele, Alexander Dyce, The Works of George Peele: The Honour of the Garter

Forms of eathly

comparativemore eathly
superlativemost eathly

Origin of eathly

From Middle English eaðelice, eaþelic, eðeliche, eþeliche, from Old English ēaþelīce, īþelīċe, īeþelīce; equivalent to eath + -ly.

Questions about eathly

What does eathly mean?
Eathly means in an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.
What part of speech is eathly?
Eathly is an adverb.

Words near eathly in the dictionary

  1. Eatherton
  2. Eathertons
  3. eathest
  4. eathful
  5. eathlins
  6. eathly
  7. eathy
  8. eatin'
  9. eatin's
  10. eating
  11. eating an elephant one bite at a time

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