Etymology

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Today it means: In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English relative
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  1. Englishrelative
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayrelatively

From relative + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.