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pressly

pressly adverb: closely; concisely.

Adverb

pressly (comparative more pressly, superlative most pressly)

  1. (obsolete) closely; concisely
    • a. 1695, John Lightfoot, Remains'
      Study them pressly, for they are of infinite sweetness and satisfaction.

Proper noun capitalized: Pressly

Pressly (plural Presslys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of pressly

Adverb
comparativemore pressly
superlativemost pressly
Proper noun
pluralPresslys

Origin of pressly

From press + -ly.

Variant of Priestley.

Questions about pressly

What does pressly mean?
Pressly means closely; concisely.
What part of speech is pressly?
Pressly can be an adverb or a proper noun.

Words near pressly in the dictionary

  1. presskits
  2. Pressler
  3. Presslers
  4. pressless
  5. Pressley
  6. pressly
  7. Presslys
  8. pressman
  9. pressman's hat
  10. Pressmans
  11. pressmanship

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