dreely

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adverb

Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.

OriginMiddle English drely →
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Meanings

adverbdreely (comparative dreelier or more dreely, superlative dreeliest or most dreely)

comparative dreelier · comparative more dreely · superlative dreeliest · superlative most dreely · alternative dreighly

  1. dialectalHighly; largely; nobly; earnestly.
  2. dialectalSlowly; tediously.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdrely
  2. Englishdreely

From Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree + -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichly (“steadily, copiously”).

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Anagrams

Yelder
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APA

dreely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreely

MLA

“dreely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dreely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreely.

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