seely

[ see-lee ]

/ ˈsi li /

adjective Archaic.

insignificant or feeble; poor.

happy; auspicious.

good; pious; blessed.

foolish; simple-minded.

Origin of seely

before 1000; Middle English sely,Old English gesǣlig happy, equivalent to sǣl happiness + -ig-y¹; cognate with Dutch zalig,German selig; akin to Old Norse sæll,Gothic sēls good, Old English sēl better; see silly

OTHER WORDS FROM seely

see·li·ly, adverb

Words nearby seely

Seekonk, seek out, seel, Seeland, seelie, seely, seem, seemer, seeming, seemingly, seemly

Example sentences from the Web for seely

Here they were soon joined by Mr. Seely, who explained, however, that he had come merely to make arrangements for the morrow.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
The governor told me about Mr. Seely, and made me write the letter.'
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope
Seely promised to circulate in the morning all papers relating thereto.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914|Various
And even Mr. Seely, when he came to see his client in the evening, was less oppressive than usual.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope

The two Generals resigned and Colonel Seely followed their example.
John Redmond's Last Years|Stephen Gwynn

单词	seely
释义	seely [ see-lee ] / ˈsi li / adjective Archaic. insignificant or feeble; poor. happy; auspicious. good; pious; blessed. foolish; simple-minded. Origin of seely before 1000; Middle English sely,Old English gesǣlig happy, equivalent to sǣl happiness + -ig-y¹; cognate with Dutch zalig,German selig; akin to Old Norse sæll,Gothic sēls good, Old English sēl better; see silly OTHER WORDS FROM seely see·li·ly, adverb Words nearby seely Seekonk, seek out, seel, Seeland, seelie, seely, seem, seemer, seeming, seemingly, seemly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seely Here they were soon joined by Mr. Seely, who explained, however, that he had come merely to make arrangements for the morrow. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope The governor told me about Mr. Seely, and made me write the letter.' John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope Seely promised to circulate in the morning all papers relating thereto. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914\|Various And even Mr. Seely, when he came to see his client in the evening, was less oppressive than usual. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope The two Generals resigned and Colonel Seely followed their example. John Redmond's Last Years\|Stephen Gwynn
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