youngly
youngly adjective: like a young person or thing; young; youthful.
Adjective
youngly (comparative more youngly, superlative most youngly)
- Like a young person or thing; young; youthful.
- How youngly he began to serve his countryc. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, act 2, scene 3
- As I mine eye about-e cast, His larg-e beard-e then at last I saw; and thought anon therefore How that his father him before, Which stood upon the sam-e place, Was beardless, with a youngly face.1849, The Living Age, volume 23
Adverb
youngly (comparative more youngly, superlative most youngly)
- While young; as a youth.
- And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 11, line 3
- In six sexless weeks the least "good" of the twenty or so French books I've read is the diary of the youngly-dead Jean-Rene Huguenin (all the rage), because it lacks gossip and carnality, the very stuff of journals.2013, Ned Rorem, The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem: 1961–1972, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- In a young or youthful manner; youthfully
- The youngly born brother made no explanation of his sense of offense other than to go over and give Artie a stolid and resounding blow.1911, Sarah Pratt McLean Greene, The Long Green Road
- Refusing to go back to writing things he now thought "youngly glamorous," like Soldiers' Pay, or "trashily smart," like Mosquitoes, he decided to go on even if it meant relinquishing his dream of success.2001, David L. Minter, Faulkner's Questioning Narratives
Examples of youngly in a sentence
- Sadson got through, he feel quite puffed but very enjoyable and say that, if youngly men would dance with preachers, tango would seem quite sinless.1916, Good Housekeeping, volumes 62-63:
- By the time he was a youngly adult dragon, he had secured a position as the most ruthless and feared bounty hunter in the Realm.2009, Jason DeGray, Absolutely True Retellings: the Saga of Shamus:
- The youngest should speak first, so if I chance In this case to speak youngly, pardon me.2002, Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Vittorio Gabrielli, Sir Thomas More: By Anthony Munday and Others:
- […]he was also a divine personification, an actual figure, for example sculpted by Skopas (395—350 B.C.), which has been described as a “youngly ripened boy's body.”2010, Katherine Ramsland, Anne Rice Reader:
Synonyms of youngly
Forms of youngly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more youngly |
| superlative | most youngly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more youngly |
| superlative | most youngly |
Origin of youngly
From Middle English yongly, ȝongly, ȝunglich, from Old English ġeonglīċ (“youthful”), equivalent to young + -ly.
From young + -ly.
Questions about youngly
- What does youngly mean?
- Youngly means like a young person or thing; young; youthful.
- How do you use youngly in a sentence?
- Sadson got through, he feel quite puffed but very enjoyable and say that, if youngly men would dance with preachers, tango would seem quite sinless.
- What part of speech is youngly?
- Youngly can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near youngly in the dictionary
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