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gospelly en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English gospel Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gospelly From gospel + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling gospel music
   • When we reach the piano, Ormus sits down and starts to play a slow, haunting gospelly tune. 2000, Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, published 2000, page 539:

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more gospelly	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most gospelly	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

gospelly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English gospel Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gospelly From gospel + -y.

Meanings

1. (archaic) In the manner of the Gospel
   • The Ceremonies cease, but yet the Creede / Contained therein, continues gospelly, / That make my feeble Spirits will grow frim. 1698, Edward Taylor, “Meditation 25”, in The Poems of Edward Taylor, UNC, published 1989, →ISBN, page 129:

Forms

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more gospelly	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most gospelly	Degree=Sup		lexicographic