angelly

A1N1G2E1L1L1Y4

adjective

Of, relating to, or resembling an angel; angellike; angelic.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveangelly (comparative more angelly, superlative most angelly)

comparative more angelly · superlative most angelly

  1. informalOf, relating to, or resembling an angel; angellike; angelic.

    If you ever deceive yourself into believing your children are angels, take them to a small church. Or a mosque. Or any place angelly.

    2013, Leanne Shirtliffe, Don't Lick the Minivan
    2 more examples

    Poor Grandy reached up too high and young for a floaty Eddie-hit lob, almost as high as to the angelly place, up he went, up and up and then down (him being no longer a young man but a creaky old one).

    1990, Chris McLeod, Homing

    She provides the angelly voice, yes, but you bring plenty to the table, too. After all, there are undoubtedly lots of females out there who sing as well as your wife.

    2008, Michael Ian Black, My Custom Van

    Synonyms: angelical, angellike, seraphic, angelic, angelical, angellike, cherubic, cherubical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, or resembling an angel; angellike; angelic.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*angilalīk
  2. Old Englishænġellīċ
  3. Middle Englishaungelly
  4. Englishangelly

From Middle English aungelly, angely, angelich, from Old English ænġellīċ, enġellīċ, enġlelīċ (“resembling an angel; angelic”), from Proto-West Germanic *angilalīk, equivalent to angel + -ly. Compare angely.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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