Hooly
adj, adv, name
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Holy. archaic
Adverb
- 1 Wholly; all the way. Scotland, archaic
"[…]bee by our Executours hooly and perfitely finiſshed in every behalve, after the maner and fourme before rehersed, and futingly to that that is begoune and doon of theim."
- 2 Softly; carefully. Scotland, archaic
Proper Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of Holi (“Hindu festival”). alt-of, obsolete
Example
More examples"[…]bee by our Executours hooly and perfitely finiſshed in every behalve, after the maner and fourme before rehersed, and futingly to that that is begoune and doon of theim."
Etymology
From Middle English holi, from Old English hāliġ, hāleġ.
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