hooly
or hu·ly
[ hoo-lee, hy-lee ]
adjective
cautious; gentle.
adverb
cautiously; gently.
Origin of hooly
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English holy, hulie, hully; apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hōfligr “moderate,” hōfliga “moderately”
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