Jesusly

//ˈd͡ʒiːzəsli// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    A general intensifier. dated, not-comparable

    "Whenever Webster picked up his cards, he exclaimed "Je m’en fous! What a Jesusly hand!""

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Jesusly. alt-of, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of, like, or resembling Jesus; Christian; godly. not-comparable, uncommon

    "No candidate is entitled to your effort or vote who doesn’t come clean on the question of ending the rule of the military mind in our land, and removing from the backs of the American public the high cost of un-Jesusly fireworks like last Sunday’s Hell-bomb."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Very, extremely. dated, not-comparable

    "I am going over to the other camp, and I want you to watch this man. Keep an eye on me, and when you see me raise my hand, this-a-way, drop him so by-Jesusly quick he won’t even wriggle."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Jesusly. alt-of, not-comparable

Example

More examples

"I am going over to the other camp, and I want you to watch this man. Keep an eye on me, and when you see me raise my hand, this-a-way, drop him so by-Jesusly quick he won’t even wriggle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Jesus + -ly (adverbial suffix). Compare godly. Compare also profane uses of damn, blessed, etc.

Etymology 2

From Jesus + -ly (adjectival suffix). Compare godly. Compare also profane uses of damn, blessed, etc.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.