Wistly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an intent manner, with close attention; intently; attentively. obsolete

    "… which makes him eye this gentlewoman a little more wistly …"

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"… which makes him eye this gentlewoman a little more wistly …"

Etymology

Possibly an alternative form of whistly, or whishtly (“quietly”). By surface analysis, whist (“silent, hushed”) + -ly.

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