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Pressly

adv, name

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    closely; concisely obsolete

    "a. 1695, John Lightfoot, Remains' Study them pressly, for they are of infinite sweetness and satisfaction."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From press + -ly.

Etymology 2

Variant of Priestley.

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