Etymology

wisly

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Today it means: Certainly; surely. Full definition →

Middle English wisly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwisly“certainly”
  2. English todaywisly

From Middle English wisly (“certainly”), equivalent to wis + -ly.

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