Bely

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of belly. alt-of, obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of belie. alt-of, obsolete

    "This woman of whom he writes—whoever she be—or any one, in short, but your own dear self, mama, and Edward, may have been so barbarous to bely me."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Russian.
  2. 2
    A few settlements in Russia:; A town in Tver Oblast.
  3. 3
    A few settlements in Russia:; A khutor in Krasnodar Krai.
  4. 4
    A few settlements in Russia:; A khutor in Oryol Oblast.

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contradictmisrepresentcontradictmisrepresentabjureassert the contrary

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"This woman of whom he writes—whoever she be—or any one, in short, but your own dear self, mama, and Edward, may have been so barbarous to bely me."

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