yarely en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English ȝarly, ȝarely, from Old English ġearlīċe, ġearolīċe; equivalent to yare + -ly.
Meanings
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(archaic) In a yare way.
[…]The silken tackle / Swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands / That yarely frame the office.
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 II, scene ii]:[…]Fall to't yarely, or we run ourselves aground. Bestir, bestir!
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:"Eat with despatch," he said,"and follow me yarely to mine house."
1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Chapter 7, The Hooded Face”, in The Black Arrow:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most yarely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more yarely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |