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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dreely en · ADV

Etymology

From Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree + -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichly (“steadily, copiously”).

Meanings

  1. (dialectal) Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.
  2. (dialectal) Slowly; tediously.

Forms

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dreelier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most dreely Degree=Sup lexicographic
more dreely Degree=Cmp lexicographic
dreighly alternative lexicographic
dreeliest Degree=Sup lexicographic