Meanings
adverbplightly (comparative plightlier or more plightly, superlative plightliest or most plightly)
comparative plightlier · comparative more plightly · superlative plightliest · superlative most plightly
- Dangerously; with peril.
Origin
- Old English*plihtlīċe“dangerously”
- Middle Englishplihtliche
- Englishplightly
From Middle English plihtliche, from Old English *plihtlīċe (“dangerously”), from plihtlīċ (“dangerous, perilous”), equivalent to plight + -ly.
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APA
plightly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plightly
MLA
“plightly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plightly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plightly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plightly.
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