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froliquely

froliquely is the obsolete form of frolicly.

Meaning of frolicly

Adverb

frolicly (comparative more frolicly, superlative most frolicly)

  1. (obsolete) In a frolicsome manner; gaily or joyfully.
    • Comming to ſee you, I was ſet upon, / I and my men, as we were ſinging frolickly, / Not dreaming of an ambuſh of baſe rogues, / Set on ith' forreſt, [...]c. 1623–1624 – 1630s, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Lovers Progres”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC...

Forms of froliquely

comparativemore froliquely
superlativemost froliquely

Origin of froliquely

From frolique + -ly.

Questions about froliquely

What is froliquely the obsolete form of?
Froliquely is the obsolete form of frolicly.

Words near froliquely in the dictionary

  1. frolics
  2. frolicsome
  3. frolicsomely
  4. frolicsomeness
  5. frolique
  6. froliquely
  7. froliques
  8. frolleague
  9. frolleagues
  10. frollick
  11. frollicked

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