Mindly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the mind; mental

    "My body has a mindly quality—and a mind or consciousness of its own and an ability to calculate."

Example

More examples

"My body has a mindly quality—and a mind or consciousness of its own and an ability to calculate."

Etymology

From Middle English myndly, myendly (“mindful; mental”), equivalent to mind + -ly.

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