Meanings
adverbbrathly (comparative brathlier or more brathly, superlative brathliest or most brathly)
comparative brathlier · comparative more brathly · superlative brathliest · superlative most brathly · alternative braithly
Origin
- Middle Englishbrathly
- Englishbrathly
From Middle English brathly, brothly, braithly, equivalent to brath + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic bráðleg (“quickly, soon”).
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brathly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brathly
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“brathly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brathly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brathly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brathly.
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