devely

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English dēofollīce; equivalent to devel +‎ -ly.

Alternative forms

develye, develi, deflich

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdeːvəliː/, /ˈdɛfliːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

devely (Late Middle English, rare)

horribly, badly, catastrophically
evilly, maliciously, wrongly

Descendants

English: devilly (obsolete)

References

“dẹ̄̆velī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.

Etymology 2

From Old English dēofollīc.

Adjective

devely

Alternative form of develiche

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