Meanings
adverbliefly (comparative more liefly, superlative most liefly)
comparative more liefly · superlative most liefly
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*leubalīkaz
- Proto-Germanic*leubalīka
- Old Englishlēoflīċe“kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly”
- Middle Englishlevely
- Englishliefly
From Middle English levely, levelike, lefliȝ, leofliche, from Old English lēoflīċe (“kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly”), from lēoflīċ, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīka, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz, equivalent to lief + -ly.
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liefly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liefly
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“liefly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liefly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liefly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liefly.
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