heedily en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English heed English -y English heedy Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English heedily From heedy + -ly.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Heedfully; attentively.
if heedily he endevour to measure and count them, he shall finde that what he did by nature and chance, he cannot doe it so exactly by desseign.
, II.17
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more heedily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most heedily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |