meetly

[ meet-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

, Archaic.

Origin of meetly¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; meet ², -ly

Come thou, that may aid her more meetly than I—bring water—essences—whatever thy old skill can devise.

And sure enough there they are, a battledore of the best, and twenty shuttlecocks, meetly feathered and gilded.

I account the Mirror of Magistrates meetly furnished of beautiful parts.

He rode home to Biarg forthwith, and Asmund welcomed him meetly.

Moreover he commanded that she should be meetly served, and held in all reverence.

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