† affectlyadv.
Obsolete.
= affectedly adv. (in various senses).
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forcedly1548
affectly1579
affectedly1593
1579 W. Hall Commend. in A. Munday Mirrour Mutabilitie sig. ¶¶iiij Lest some think that I affectly vse, My pen in praise thy deeds for to display.
1620 Bp. J. Hall Honor Married Clergie i. ix. 53 He beeing suspected of Priscillianisme, wrote affectly against that heresie, at last foulely fell to that, which hee disclaymed.
a1674 Earl of Clarendon Hist. Rebellion (1719) II. 237 He who too affectly despises, or neglects what is said of him, or what is generally thought of Persons, or Things.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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