What does "songly" mean?

Of, resembling, pertaining to, or expressed in song; songful; musical

What is a synonym for "songly"?

Common synonyms include: songful, songful.

Songly

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, resembling, pertaining to, or expressed in song; songful; musical
"Sing Hallelujah the new apocalypse of troubadours, jointing the bonds of Reader and Congregation, the classic Afric jazz pattern of call and response, the songly graces of Thomas Wyatt, Dylan Thomas, Bob Dylan, and all their sons, playing real lyres that tell the truth."

Synonyms

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songful songful

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"Sing Hallelujah the new apocalypse of troubadours, jointing the bonds of Reader and Congregation, the classic Afric jazz pattern of call and response, the songly graces of Thomas Wyatt, Dylan Thomas, Bob Dylan, and all their sons, playing real lyres that tell the truth."

Etymology

From Middle English songly, songli, songelich, songlic, sanglic, equivalent to song + -ly. Compare songlike.

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