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rathely

rathely adverb: synonym of rathe (“quickly”).

Adverb

rathely (comparative more rathely, superlative most rathely)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of rathe (“quickly”).
    • […] wonderfully rathely it stilleth the blood running.1864, Oswald Cockayne, Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England, page 349
    Synonyms:
    rathe

Synonyms of rathely

Forms of rathely

comparativemore rathely
superlativemost rathely

Questions about rathely

What does rathely mean?
Rathely means synonym of rathe (“quickly”).
What part of speech is rathely?
Rathely is an adverb.

Words near rathely in the dictionary

  1. Rathcool
  2. Rathdrum
  3. Rathduff
  4. rathe
  5. rathel
  6. rathely
  7. Rathen
  8. ratheness
  9. rather
  10. rather than
  11. rathered

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