Meanings
comparative more samely · superlative most samely
- dialectalSimilar; monotonous; unvaried.
It all helps to vary a diet which, at this time of year, is very samely and low on greens.
1997, John Smith, Tony Bagnall Smith, Vet in Africa: life on the Zambezi, 1913-19331 more example
It is commonly said that the world today is becoming very samely, and the traveller who visits lands that were yesterday regarded as remote haunts of barbarism usually experiences much disillusion.
1900, The English Illustrated Magazine, volume 23, page 20
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From same + -ly. Compare Middle English samli (“together, with each other”, adverb).
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samely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samely
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