felly

¹ American

[fel-ee] / ˈfɛl i /

noun

plural

fellies

felloe.

felly ² American

[fel-ee] / ˈfɛl i /

adverb

in a fell manner; fiercely; ruthlessly.

Etymology

Origin of felly¹

Middle English felien (plural), variant of felwe felloe

Origin of felly²

First recorded in 1250–1300, felly is from the Middle English word felliche; see fell ³, -ly

Vocabulary lists containing felly

"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 2

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No matther how quick a man is, if he kapes at ut long enough he meets up wid some felly that bates him till it—wanst.

From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)

When the Foyles' dander is riz it ain't size that's goin' to stop wan o' that name from pitchin' into an' wallopin' the biggest felly that iver stepped.

From Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery by Emerson, Alice B.

Aw want nawther riches nor style, Just a gradely plain felly will do; But aw'm waitin a varry long while An ov sweethearts aw've getten but two.

From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by Hartley, John

I yells to the felly at the wheel.

From The Grain Ship by Robertson, Morgan

But there was a long face on the owld felly whin the first thing he was bid to do was to bring Kathleen out o' the cave an' carry her to the cassel.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

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