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yeply

yeply adverb: promptly; quickly; at once.

Adverb

yeply (comparative more yeply, superlative most yeply)

  1. (obsolete) Promptly; quickly; at once.

Forms of yeply

comparativemore yeply
superlativemost yeply
alternative formyaply

Origin of yeply

From Middle English ȝeply, ȝapliche, ȝepliche, from Old English ġēaplīċe (“cleverly; cunningly; deceitfully; boldly”), equivalent to yep + -ly.

Questions about yeply

What does yeply mean?
Yeply means promptly; quickly; at once.
What part of speech is yeply?
Yeply is an adverb.

Words near yeply in the dictionary

  1. yepa
  2. Yepez
  3. Yepezes
  4. Yepiz
  5. Yepizes
  6. yeply
  7. yepper
  8. yepperoni
  9. yepperoo
  10. yeppers
  11. yeppity

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