Wontly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Usually; customarily; habitually.

    "But third persons, merely for the purpose of laying a wager, shall not thus wontly expose others to ridicule, and libel them under the form of an action."

Example

More examples

"But third persons, merely for the purpose of laying a wager, shall not thus wontly expose others to ridicule, and libel them under the form of an action."

Etymology

From wont + -ly.

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