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plightly

plightly adverb: dangerously; with peril.

Adverb

plightly (comparative plightlier or more plightly, superlative plightliest or most plightly)

  1. Dangerously; with peril.

Forms of plightly

comparativeplightlier
comparativemore plightly
superlativeplightliest
superlativemost plightly

Origin of plightly

From Middle English plihtliche, from Old English *plihtlīċe (“dangerously”), from plihtlīċ (“dangerous, perilous”), equivalent to plight + -ly.

Questions about plightly

What does plightly mean?
Plightly means dangerously; with peril.
What part of speech is plightly?
Plightly is an adverb.

Words near plightly in the dictionary

  1. plighters
  2. plightful
  3. plighting
  4. plightings
  5. plightless
  6. plightly
  7. plights
  8. plighty
  9. pligs
  10. plim
  11. plimmed

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