yeply

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adverb

Promptly; quickly; at once.

OriginMiddle English ȝeply ← Old English ġēaplīċe →
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Meanings

adverbyeply (comparative more yeply, superlative most yeply)

comparative more yeply · superlative most yeply · alternative yaply

  1. obsoletePromptly; quickly; at once.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġēaplīċe“cleverly; cunningly; deceitfully; boldly”
  2. Middle Englishȝeply
  3. Englishyeply

From Middle English ȝeply, ȝapliche, ȝepliche, from Old English ġēaplīċe (“cleverly; cunningly; deceitfully; boldly”), equivalent to yep + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yelpy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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