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liefly

liefly adverb: willingly; gladly.

Adverb

liefly (comparative more liefly, superlative most liefly)

  1. (archaic) willingly; gladly

Forms of liefly

comparativemore liefly
superlativemost liefly

Origin of liefly

From Middle English levely, levelike, lefliȝ, leofliche, from Old English lēoflīċe (“kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly”), from lēoflīċ, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīka, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz, equivalent to lief + -ly.

Questions about liefly

What does liefly mean?
Liefly means willingly; gladly.
What part of speech is liefly?
Liefly is an adverb.

Words near liefly in the dictionary

  1. Liefeldian
  2. liefer
  3. liefest
  4. liefling
  5. lieflings
  6. liefly
  7. liefsome
  8. lieftel
  9. Lieg
  10. liegance
  11. liegances

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