Etymology

lifely

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or endued with life; living; vital; essential. Full definition →

Middle English lifly ← Old English līflīċ
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lifely · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromlīflīċ“living; vital”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlifly
  3. English todaylifely

From Middle English lifly, lyfly, lyflich, from Old English līflīċ (“living; vital”), equivalent to life + -ly. Doublet of lively and lifelike.

lifely · adverb2

Compare English lively.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlīflīċ all →

lively

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