eathly

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adverb

In an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.

OriginMiddle English eaðelice ← Old English ēaþelīce →
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Meanings

adverbeathly (comparative more eathly, superlative most eathly)

comparative more eathly · superlative most eathly

  1. UKdialectalIn an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.

    Herewith the golden book gan open fair, And eathly! I might read their names, that next Went to the King […]

    1829, originally 1593, George Peele, Alexander Dyce, The Works of George Peele: The Honour of the Garter

Origin

  1. Old Englishēaþelīce
  2. Middle Englisheaðelice
  3. Englisheathly

From Middle English eaðelice, eaþelic, eðeliche, eþeliche, from Old English ēaþelīce, īþelīċe, īeþelīce; equivalent to eath + -ly.

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APA

eathly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eathly

MLA

“eathly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eathly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eathly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eathly.

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