单词 | -ly |
释义 | -lya suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: gladly; gradually; secondly.See Grammar note at adverb. a suffix meaning “every,” attached to certain nouns denoting units of time: hourly; daily. an adjective suffix meaning “-like”: saintly; cowardly. Origin of -lyMiddle English adverb -li, -lich(e), Old English -līce (-līc adjective suffix + -e adverb suffix); Middle English adjective -li, -ly, -lich(e), Old English -līc (cognate with German -lich ), suffixal use of gelīc “similar to, like”; see origin at like1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for -ly (1 of 3)ly the internet domain name forLibyan Arab Jamahiriya British Dictionary definitions for -ly (2 of 3)-ly1 suffix forming adjectiveshaving the nature or qualities ofbrotherly; godly occurring at certain intervals; everydaily; yearly Word Origin for -lyOld English -lic British Dictionary definitions for -ly (3 of 3)-ly2 suffix forming adverbsin a certain manner; to a certain degreequickly; recently; chiefly Word Origin for -lyOld English -lice, from -lic -ly 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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