youthly

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/ˈjuːθli/

adjective

Youthful.

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juvenileyouthsome
OriginOld English ġeoguþlīċ ← Middle English *youthely →
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Meanings

adjectiveyouthly (comparative more youthly, superlative most youthly)

comparative more youthly · superlative most youthly

  1. archaicYouthful.

    he hath left his plumes all hoary gray, / And deckt himselfe with feathers youthly gay […].

    1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, book 1, canto xi

    Synonyms: juvenile, youthsome

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveYouthful.

Similar
juvenileyouthsome
Also see
youngyounglingyouthful

Origin

  1. Middle English*youthely
  2. Old Englishġeoguþlīċ
  3. Englishyouthly

From youth + -ly, possibly continuing Old English ġeoguþlīċ (through Middle English *youthely), but more likely a new formation.

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APA

youthly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthly

MLA

“youthly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “youthly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/youthly.

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