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winly

winly adjective: joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.

Adjective

winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)

  1. (obsolete) Joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.

Adverb

winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)

  1. (obsolete) Delightfully; pleasantly.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) Quietly.

Forms of winly

Adjective
comparativemore winly
superlativemost winly
Adverb
comparativemore winly
superlativemost winly

Origin of winly

Inherited from Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), equivalent to winne + -ly. More at winne, winsome.

Questions about winly

What does winly mean?
Winly means joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.
What part of speech is winly?
Winly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near winly in the dictionary

  1. Winland
  2. Winlands
  3. Winlaton
  4. winless
  5. winlessness
  6. winly
  7. Winmalee
  8. Winmarleigh
  9. WinMe
  10. WinMo
  11. Winmodem

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