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featly

/ˈfiːt.li/

featly adverb: properly; suitably.

Adverb

featly (comparative featlier, superlative featliest)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Properly; suitably.
    • Why may not a man beare himselfe betweene enemies featly [translating commodément] and faithfully?1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 1, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book III, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. (archaic, dialectal) With skill or talent; cleverly, skilfully.
    • He had alſo ſet a prieſt of his and a ſeculer ſeruaunt of his beſyde to by [buy] many of the ſame ſuyte [of books], & double and treble of one ſorte, whiche were by thẽ [them] vttred to diuers yonge ſcholers ſuch as thei founde properly witted, feately lerned, and newfangly mynded.1528, Thomas More, “A Dialogue Concernynge Heresyes & Matters of Religion […]. Chapter IIII.”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, […], London...
  3. (archaic, dialectal) Gracefully or elegantly.
    • […] Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...

Adjective

featly (comparative featlier, superlative featliest)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) Skilful.
  2. (archaic, dialectal) Graceful or elegant.

featly meaning in Tamil

featly in Tamil

நேர்த்தியாக

Forms of featly

Adverb
comparativefeatlier
superlativefeatliest
Adjective
comparativefeatlier
superlativefeatliest

Origin of featly

From Middle English fetly, corresponding to feat + -ly.

Questions about featly

What does featly mean?
Featly means properly; suitably.
What is featly in Tamil?
Featly in Tamil is நேர்த்தியாக. See Featly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is featly?
Featly can be an adverb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce featly?
Featly is pronounced /ˈfiːt.li/.

Words near featly in the dictionary

  1. feathery
  2. feathery false lily of the valley
  3. feating
  4. featless
  5. featliest
  6. featly
  7. featness
  8. featous
  9. featously
  10. feats
  11. feats of strength

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Adapted from Wiktionary: featly (page history and authors); featly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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