unnicely en · ADV
Etymology
From unnice + -ly.
Meanings
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In a way that is not nice.
Nor Court nor Citie had ſhe ſeene, yeat eithers prayſe ſhe had: / So much more vvorth by hovve much leſſe ſhe vvas vn-nicely clad.
1602, William Warner, “The Seventh Booke. Chapter XXXVI.”, in Albions England. A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, from the Originals of the First Inhabitants thereof: […], 5th edition, London: […] Edm[und] Bollifant for George Potter, […], →OCLC, page 173:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unnicely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unnicely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |