handfastly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English handfast Middle English -ly English -ly English handfastly From handfast + -ly.
Meanings
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(obsolete) In a handfast manner
the Scots would most holilie and handfastlie promise , the English would forthwith depart with a quiet armie
1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more handfastly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most handfastly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |