Etymology

thingly

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Today it means: Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed; material, substantive. Full definition →

Middle English thingli
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromthingli
  2. English todaythingly

From Middle English thingli, þingly; equivalent to thing + -ly. For sense development, compare Latin reālis.

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