yarely
English
Etymology
From Middle English ȝarly, ȝarely, from Old English ġearlīċe, ġearolīċe; equivalent to yare + -ly.
Adverb
yarely (comparative more yarely, superlative most yarely)
- (archaic) In a yare way.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II scene ii:
- […] The silken tackle / Swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands / That yarely frame the office.
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene i:
- […] Fall to't yarely, or we run ourselves aground. Bestir, bestir!
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II scene ii:
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