gradely
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of gradely
C13 greithlic, greithli, from Old Norse greidhligr, from greidhr ready
Example Sentences
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I’m gradely sorry too; but you mustn’t lose heart, man: the Lord’ll bring him back again; he’s a good lad.”
From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.
Jim were a good young man, honest and true, and a gradely Christian.
From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.
“And if,” added Jacob, “I can’t find them as I’m seeking, nor hear anything gradely about ’em, I’ll just come back and settle me down content.”
From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.
“He’s in a gradely bad temper,” said the lad doubtfully.
From Lorimer of the Northwest by Dewey, Alfred James
But they're mostly a gradely lot of chaps.
From The World Peril of 1910 by Griffith, George Chetwynd
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