Ungoodly
adj, adv
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Bad; wicked; unhandsome. obsolete
"No man that is a bastarde or hath had ii wyves or hath a mahayme or a blemysshe that maketh him ungoodly shall take orders."
Adverb
- 1 Badly; in a rough or improper manner. obsolete
"[…]the remnaunt toke his ſervauntꝭ and intreated them vngoodly and ſlewe thẽ."
Example
More examples"No man that is a bastarde or hath had ii wyves or hath a mahayme or a blemysshe that maketh him ungoodly shall take orders."
Etymology
From un- + goodly (adjective via Middle English ungoodly). Compare obsolete Dutch ongoedelike.
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