selly
selly · sellier · selliest
Wonderfully, wondrouslyWonderfully, wondrously.
/ˈsɛli/
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)Wonderfully, wondrously.
Origin
From Middle English selly, selly, sellich, from Old English sellīċ, seldlīċ (“rare, strangFrom Middle English selly, selly, sellich, from Old English sellīċ, seldlīċ (“rare, strange, wondrous”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldalīk, from Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz, equivalent to seld + -ly.
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Forms
sellier/more selly, selliest/most selly| Comparative | sellier / more selly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | selliest / most selly |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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