blessedly en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English blessedly, blessidly, blestly. By surface analysis, blessed + -ly.
Meanings
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In a blessed or holy manner.
Therefore ſhould every Souldier in the Warres doe as euery ſicke man in his Bed, waſh euery Moth out of his Conſcience: and dying ſo, Death is to him aduantage; or not dying, the time was blessedly loſt, wherein ſuch preparation was gayned: […]
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 84, column 2:
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Happily, joyfully; fortunately.
We shall blessedly meet again never to depart.
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most blessedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more blessedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cheerily · bubblingly · happily · chearfully · gladly · gayly · gaily · merrily · eudaemonically · cheerfully · joyfully · lightheartedly · cheerly · joyously · eupeptically · joyously · cheerfully · blessedly · mirthfully · genially
Translations (2)
fi riemullisesti (happily, joyfully — see also happily, joyfully) · fi autuaallisesti (in a blessed or holy manner)