adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Taking care in choosing; with attention to preference. archaic

   "a band of men collected choicely, from each county some"

2. 2
   In a preferable or excellent manner; eminently. archaic

   "choicely good"

Synonyms

All synonyms

pickily

Example

More examples

"a band of men collected choicely, from each county some"

Etymology

From Middle English choisly; equivalent to choice + -ly.

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