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witterly

witterly adverb: clearly, certainly; without doubt; truly.

Adverb

witterly (comparative more witterly, superlative most witterly)

  1. (obsolete) Clearly, certainly; without doubt; truly.
    • I […] asked hir on þe hieȝe name · ar heo þennes ȝeode / What she were witterli.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I
    • Thies wordes, in his wo, witturly he said, / Soberly to hym-selfe.c. 1540, The Destruction of Troy

Forms of witterly

comparativemore witterly
superlativemost witterly

Origin of witterly

From a Scandinavian source. Compare Middle Swedish vitterliga, early Danish viderlige.

Questions about witterly

What does witterly mean?
Witterly means clearly, certainly; without doubt; truly.
What part of speech is witterly?
Witterly is an adverb.

Words near witterly in the dictionary

  1. Wittens
  2. witter
  3. wittered
  4. wittering
  5. witterings
  6. witterly
  7. witters
  8. Witterses
  9. Wittersham
  10. Wittes
  11. witteth

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