whitely
UK/ˈwʌɪtli/
whitely adjective: pale-facedly.
Adjective
whitely (comparative more whitely, superlative most whitely)
- pale-facedly.
- 15th c., Robert Henryson, The Testament of Cresseid, lines 213-214,
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Quhitlie and paill […] - […] among three to loue the worst of all, / A whitly wanton, with a veluet brow, / With two pitch balles stucke in her face for eyes.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- 15th c., Robert Henryson, The Testament of Cresseid, lines 213-214,
Adverb
whitely (comparative more whitely, superlative most whitely)
- In a white manner.
- […] she opened a door which disclosed a staircase so whitely scrubbed that the grain of the wood was wellnigh sodden away by such cleansing.1886 May – 1887 April, Thomas Hardy, “chapter 2”, in The Woodlanders […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- it is the autumn of a year:
When through the thin air stooped with fear,
across the harvest whitely peer
empty of surprise
death’s faultless eyes1922, E. E. Cummings, “Songs, III”, in Tulips and Chimneys, New York: Liveright, published 1976, page 12
Proper noun capitalized: Whitely
Whitely (plural Whitelys)
- A surname.
whitely meaning in Urdu
whitely in Urdu
- فق چہرہ
Examples of whitely in a sentence
- I perceive you know him, and am apt to believe also, That you were related one to another; for you have his whitely Look, a Cast like his with your Eye, and your Speech is much alike.1684, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress. From This World to That which is to Come: The Second Part. […], London: […] Nathaniel Ponder...
- an enemy aeroplane flew part of the way with us, and bomb after bomb burst flaming in the fields alongside, until ‘wished morn’ whitely appeared.1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin, published 2010, page 161:
Forms of whitely
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more whitely |
| superlative | most whitely |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more whitely |
| superlative | most whitely |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Whitelys |
Origin of whitely
From white + -ly.
Questions about whitely
- What does whitely mean?
- Whitely means pale-facedly.
- What is whitely in Urdu?
- Whitely in Urdu is فق چہرہ. See Whitely meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use whitely in a sentence?
- I perceive you know him, and am apt to believe also, That you were related one to another; for you have his whitely Look, a Cast like his with your Eye, and your Speech is much alike.
- What part of speech is whitely?
- Whitely can be an adjective, an adverb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce whitely?
- Whitely is pronounced /ˈwʌɪtli/ (UK).
Words near whitely in the dictionary
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