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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How to use hooly in a sentence
All hooly 'postles and 'vangellers, pray for us poor sinners!
The Haunted Homestead | E. D. E. N. SouthworthAnd here foloweth the noble tale of the Sancgreal that called is the hooly vessel.'
The Book-Hunter at Home | P. B. M. AllanExaltation of the holy Crosse29 is sayd / bycause that on this daye the hooly crosse & faythe were gretely enhaunced/.
The Legendary History of the Cross | John AshtonAnd then Heracle commaunded hym all to god and to the hooly crosse wyth all the devocion that he myght.
The Legendary History of the Cross | John AshtonAnd thenne the Jewe brought the Crysten man to the pytte / and then they drewe oute that hooly ymage /.
The Legendary History of the Cross | John Ashton
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