beely

comparative more beely · superlative most beely

1. rareOf, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian.

   With their countenance' spaces / Planned for beely enterprise […]

   1950, Gleanings in bee culture

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   As for bees, we cannot accuse them of silence, as the peculiar buzzing-sound they make in flying, [...] and which is so very agreeable to our ears when its gentle monotony enlivens the calm of the warm summer air, is, we may hope, a cheerful accompaniment to all beely labours, and as pleasant to those who make it as our voices are to us, […]

   1877, Elizabeth Anna Hart, Silver wings and golden scales

comparative more beely · superlative most beely

1. humorousrareIn a beelike manner.

   His effort is to come as near 100 percent as is humanly (and beely) possible.

   1965, Murray Hoyt, The world of bees

present singular third person beelies · participle present beelying · participle past beelied · past beelied

1. obsoleteObsolete form of belie.

   And were it not that I haue a desire in nothing to beely the author, and lesse will to leaue that which he had wrytten vpon the miserable end [...]

   1813, Matteo Bandello, Joseph Haslewood, Giovanni Boccaccio, Palace of pleasure