meetly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English meet Middle English -ly English -ly English meetly From meet + -ly.
Meanings
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(archaic) fitly; suitably; properly
You can do better yet: but this is meetly.
c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], page 343:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more meetly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most meetly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru подобающе (fitly; suitably; properly) · ru подходяще (fitly; suitably; properly) · ru сообразно (fitly; suitably; properly)