meetly

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adverb

fitly; suitably; properly

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Meanings

adverbmeetly (comparative more meetly, superlative most meetly)

comparative more meetly · superlative most meetly

  1. archaicfitly; suitably; properly

    You can do better yet: but this is meetly.

    c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], page 343

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beseemingly

Origin

From meet + -ly.

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Translations

Russian подобающе, подходяще
  • подобающе (podobajušče)fitly; suitably; properly
  • подходяще (podxodjašče)fitly; suitably; properly
  • сообразно (soobrazno)fitly; suitably; properly

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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