serely en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English serly, serelych, serelyche, equivalent to sere (“separate, different, distinct”) + -ly.
Meanings
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(archaic, dialectal) separately; differently; severally; distinctly.
Under the Heaven and also above The waters serely shall be seen, And so I will my posty prove By creatures of kinds clean.
2012, Christina M. Fitzgerald, John T. Sebastian, The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama - Page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seerly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more serely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most serely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |