gradely
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of gradely
C13 greithlic, greithli, from Old Norse greidhligr, from greidhr ready
Example Sentences
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In English, ready, read, rule, right, riddle, reason, rather, to which we must add gradely.
From Notes and Queries, Number 52, October 26, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
“And he’s a total abstainer,” said Samuel, “and, he humbly hopes, a gradely Christian.”
From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.
I’m a gradely total abstainer, and mean to be all the days of my life, please God.”
From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.
He wore a blue gausey with a diamond woven across the breast, touched the peak of his dirty old petty-officer's cap constantly, and told folk it was "a gradely morning for fishing."
From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver
Thou’rt a gradely fool for thy trouble, Ralph Lorimer.
From Lorimer of the Northwest by Dewey, Alfred James
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