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fellowly

fellowly adjective: fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.

Adjective

fellowly (comparative more fellowly, superlative most fellowly)

  1. Fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
    • Pro. […] Holy Gonzallo, Honourable man, / Mine eyes ev'n ſociable to the ſhew of thine / Fall fellowly drops :[…]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...

Adverb

fellowly (comparative more fellowly, superlative most fellowly)

  1. In a fellowly manner.

Forms of fellowly

Adjective
comparativemore fellowly
superlativemost fellowly
Adverb
comparativemore fellowly
superlativemost fellowly

Origin of fellowly

From Middle English felowly, felawely, felaly, feleyly, feolahlich, equivalent to fellow + -ly.

From Middle English felowly, felawly, feolahliche, equivalent to fellow + -ly.

Words formed from fellowly

Questions about fellowly

What does fellowly mean?
Fellowly means fellowlike; companionable, sociable or sympathetic.
What part of speech is fellowly?
Fellowly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near fellowly in the dictionary

  1. fellowesses
  2. fellowfeel
  3. fellowing
  4. fellowless
  5. fellowlike
  6. fellowly
  7. fellowman
  8. fellowmen
  9. fellows
  10. fellowship
  11. fellowshiped

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