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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024see•ly (sē′lē),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]- insignificant or feeble;
poor. - happy;
auspicious. - good;
pious; blessed. - foolish;
simple-minded.
- bef. 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
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