devely
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English dēofollīce; equivalent to devel + -ly.
Alternative forms
- develye, develi, deflich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːvəliː/, /ˈdɛfliːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
devely (Late Middle English, rare)
- horribly, badly, catastrophically
- evilly, maliciously, wrongly
Descendants
- English: devilly (obsolete)
References
- “dẹ̄̆velī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.
Etymology 2
From Old English dēofollīc.
Adjective
devely
- Alternative form of develiche