† smicklyadv.
Obsolete. rare.
Elegantly, finely.
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the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > elegance > [adverb]
finec1400
worthilyc1400
nicelyc1450
handsomely1530
smicklyc1639
elegantly1753
neat1755
c1639 T. Dekker & J. Ford Sun's-darling (1656) ii. 12 Ra. What's hee that looks so smickly? Fol... One that loves mutton so well, he alwaies carries capers about him.
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