† dearworthilyadv.
Obsolete.
Worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > affection > [adverb]
sweetly?c1225
dearworthlyc1230
kindlya1325
dearc1330
dearworthilya1400
chislyc1400
affectiouslya1420
deliciouslyc1425
affectuouslyc1430
affectually1447
cherishlyc1475
fondly1561
affectionately1604
affectedly1609
affly1779
attachedly1794
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adverb] > and nobly or splendidly
micklelyeOE
highlyeOE
freelyOE
dearworthlyc1230
gloriously1393
dearworthilya1400
farrandlyc1400
stately?a1439
finely?1552
gallantly1552
goldenly1580
rarely1581
sightly1592
superbly1769
splendidly1774
splendiferously1841
swell1856
in there1944
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 13669 Ful derworthili his lauerd he gret.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 3252 A duches dere-worthily dyghte in dyaperde wedis.
c1410 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ (Gibbs MS.) iv [Sche] roos uppe and clypped hire derworthyly [1530 worthily] and tenderly.
c1410 N. Love tr. Bonaventura Mirror Life Christ xiv Sche..clyppynge hym derworthyly [v.r. derworthely; ed. 1530 louyngely] in hyre armes.
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