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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-ly, suffix. - -ly is attached to adjectives to form adverbs:glad + -ly → gladly;gradual + -ly → gradually.
- -ly is also attached to nouns that refer to units of time, to form adjectives and adverbs with the meaning "at or for every (such unit of time)'':hour + -ly → hourly (= at every hour);day + -ly → daily (= on or for every day).
- -ly is also attached to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning "like (the noun mentioned):''saint + -ly → saintly;coward + -ly → cowardly.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-ly, - a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives:gladly;gradually;secondly.
- a suffix meaning "every,'' attached to certain nouns denoting units of time:hourly; daily.
- an adjective suffix meaning "-like'':saintly; cowardly.
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English -li, -ly, -lich(e), Old English -līc (cognate with German -lich), suffixal use of gelīc like1 (adverb, adverbial) Middle English -li, -lich(e), Old English -līce (-līc adjective, adjectival suffix + -e adverb, adverbial suffix)
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See -ish 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -ly suffix forming adjectives - having the nature or qualities of: brotherly, godly
- occurring at certain intervals; every: daily, yearly
Etymology: Old English -lic -ly suffix forming adverbs - in a certain manner; to a certain degree: quickly, recently, chiefly
Etymology: Old English -lice, from -lic -ly1 |