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gradeliest

gradeliest is the superlative form of gradely.

Meaning of gradely

Adjective

gradely (comparative gradelier, superlative gradeliest)

  1. (Northern England) decent, well-meaning, respectable
    • My work has meant travelling the world over, to great places and small, but home to me always means Rochdale and its gradely folk.1956, Gracie Fields, Lancashire Life
  2. excellent
    • Yo're well off to ha' Betsy Ogden comin' in; she's a gradely worker.1881, Elizabeth Sophia Watson, Crabtree Fold: A Tale of the Lancashire Moors, page 53
  3. handsome, fair
    • This is a hard road for a gradely foot like that. Will ye up, lass, and ride behind me?1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, page 13
  4. real, proper

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Questions about gradeliest

What is gradeliest the superlative form of?
Gradeliest is the superlative form of gradely.

Words near gradeliest in the dictionary

  1. gradee
  2. gradees
  3. gradeless
  4. gradelessness
  5. gradelier
  6. gradeliest
  7. gradeline
  8. gradelines
  9. gradely
  10. Graden
  11. Gradens

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