[1865–70, Amer.; perh. hub (in the sense of protuberance) + -ly; c. D hobbelig rugged]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: goulash, maverick, springboard, steamroller, tick-tack-toe-ly is a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives. Other words that use the affix -ly include: deeply, elliptically, residually