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Eyely

adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Visible or apparent to the eye; evident; obvious. archaic, not-comparable, rare

    "Ofttimes we look upon an eyely prize, / And conjure means by which we may obtain / That morsel for ourself; […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    Obviously; evidently; apparently. archaic, not-comparable, rare

    "He was eyely delited at the site you may be sure but Becky being timersome shut her eyes all the time she was seeing it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ely, eiȝely, equivalent to eye + -ly.

Etymology 2

From the adjective (see above), equivalent to eye + -ly.

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