romanticly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic 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 romanticly From romantic + -ly.
Meanings
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(alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of romantically.
alt of romantically
He tells us romanticly on the same argument , that "many posts went too and fro, between Peter Martyr and Cranmer[…]"
1694, John Strype, Memorials of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most romanticly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more romanticly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |