What does "skyly" mean?

Of, resembling, or relating to the sky; celestial

What is a synonym for "skyly"?

Common synonyms include: heavenly, heavenly.

Skyly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, resembling, or relating to the sky; celestial rare
"O sweet Queen-city of the golden South Piercing the evening with thy star-like spires, Thou wert a witness when I kissed the mouth Of her whose eyes outblazed the skyly fires."

Synonyms

All synonyms

heavenly heavenly

Example

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"O sweet Queen-city of the golden South Piercing the evening with thy star-like spires, Thou wert a witness when I kissed the mouth Of her whose eyes outblazed the skyly fires."

Etymology

From sky + -ly.

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