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fonly

/ˈfɒnli/

fonly adverb: foolishly.

Adverb

fonly (comparative more fonly, superlative most fonly)

  1. (obsolete) foolishly
    • All were it of my foe, then fonly pitied1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Maye. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

Forms of fonly

comparativemore fonly
superlativemost fonly

Origin of fonly

From fon + -ly.

Questions about fonly

What does fonly mean?
Fonly means foolishly.
What part of speech is fonly?
Fonly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce fonly?
Fonly is pronounced /ˈfɒnli/.

Words near fonly in the dictionary

  1. Fongs
  2. Fongshan
  3. Fonidhaani
  4. Fonimagoodhoo
  5. fonio
  6. fonly
  7. FonMin
  8. Fonner
  9. Fonners
  10. fonning
  11. fonofos

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