Meanings
comparative more Christly · superlative most Christly
- Christlike
The design was, it would seem, to prepare a Christly past, to show whole ages of faith populated with men who were able, coming after their Master and bearing his cross, to suffer with him[…]
1858, Horace Bushnell, Sermons for the New Life
- informalnot comparableExtremely; very.
It is Christly hot. She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand.
1986, The Malahat Review, numbers 73-76, page 104
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveresembling or showing the spirit of Christ
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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Christly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christly
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