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Etymology
Etymology tree English patchy Middle English -ly English -ly English patchily From patchy + -ly.
Meanings
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In a patchy manner.
Hawkins, Lewis and Hankin are placed in the Diachronic category due to their attempt at a historical perspective, even though that is very patchily executed.
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 310:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most patchily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more patchily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |