What does "landly" mean?

Of or pertaining to land or the land; terrestrial; rural; rustic.

What is a synonym for "landly"?

Common synonyms include: rural, rural, terrestrial.

adj

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Adjective

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Of or pertaining to land or the land; terrestrial; rural; rustic. nonstandard
"[…] and which is successful, we think, in giving an agreeable impression of the landly and hospitable people of whom it treats."

"[…] and which is successful, we think, in giving an agreeable impression of the landly and hospitable people of whom it treats."

From land + -ly. Cognate with German ländlich (“rural”).

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