† formlyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Having (proper) form, shapely.
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the world > space > shape > symmetry or regularity > [adjective]
well-proportioneda1398
regularc1450
proportionable1576
formly1577
symmetriated1592
symmetrial1612
well-proportionated1612
well-balanceda1616
symmetrical1751
symmetric1796
eurhythmic1831
eumorphous1859
1577 Vicary's Profitable Treat. Anat. sig. Ciiiv Through him evuery member is made the formelyer, and taketh the better shape.
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† formlyadv.
Obsolete.
In proper form; also, with regard to the ‘form’ or essential nature; = formally adv.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > essence or intrinsic nature > [adverb]
formlyc1374
virtuallya1398
essentially1398
pithily1434
substantial1447
in substance1460
quidditativelyc1600
absolutely1654
constitutionally1766
essential1827
substantively1828
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > conformity to or with a pattern, etc. > [adverb] > according to rule or standard
formlyc1374
rulefully?c1400
rulilyc1443
rulely?a1450
orderly1465
regularly1502
naturally1526
ordinately1549
usually1573
orthodoxly1641
regular1704
standardly1913
c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) v. pr. iv. 128 It biholdeth alle thingis so as I shal seye bi a strok of thogth formely [L. formaliter] with owte discours or collation.
c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus iv. 469 (497) O where hastow ben hid so longe in muwe That canst so wel and formely [v.r. formaly] arguwe?
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xv. 366 For is none of þis newe clerkes..Þat can versifye faire ne formalich [C. xviii. 109 formeliche] enditen.
c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) 350 How the lawe may be fourmely kepte.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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