featly

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈfiːt.li/

Definition of featly

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (archaic, dialectal)Properly; suitably.
    “Why may not a man beare himselfe betweene enemies featly [translating commodément] and faithfully?”
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adv

  1. (archaic, dialectal)Properly; suitably.
    “Why may not a man beare himselfe betweene enemies featly [translating commodément] and faithfully?”
  2. (archaic, dialectal)With skill or talent; cleverly, skilfully.
    “He had alſo ſet a prieſt of his and a ſeculer ſeruaunt of his beſyde to by [buy] many of the ſame ſuyte [of books], & double and treble of one ſorte, whiche were by thẽ [them] vttred to diuers yonge ſcholers ſuch as thei founde properly witted, feately lerned, and newfangly mynded.”
  3. (archaic, dialectal)Gracefully or elegantly.
    “[…] Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.”

adj

  1. (archaic, dialectal)Skilful.
  2. (archaic, dialectal)Graceful or elegant.

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Etymology

From Middle English fetly, corresponding to feat + -ly.

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