Sillyly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of sillily. alt-of, obsolete

    "[…]: and that the soule it selfe is but sillyly looked to, while the bodie is in price, and to much borne with, as is generally seene:[…]"

Example

More examples

"[…]: and that the soule it selfe is but sillyly looked to, while the bodie is in price, and to much borne with, as is generally seene:[…]"

Etymology

From silly + -ly.

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