measurely

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UK/ˈmɛʒɜli/

adverb

In a measured fashion; with a regular pace or action.

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Meanings

adverbmeasurely (comparative more measurely, superlative most measurely)

comparative more measurely · superlative most measurely

  1. archaicIn a measured fashion; with a regular pace or action.

    Move the full wains leisurely, / Plods the farmer measurely, / As the last load windeth home; […]

    1846, Cornelius George Fenner, Poems of Many Moods, page 3
    1 more example

    Measurely the rowers dipped their scarlet oars as a red rudder swirled in the dark waters, veering a blood-red boat back again to the English shore.

    1910, The Idler Magazine, volume 38, page 124

Origin

From measure + -ly.

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APA

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Chicago

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

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