meetly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of meetly
A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at meet 2, -ly
Example Sentences
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All Mankind seemed perfectible & we had Painters & Poets & we were indeed Lords of Matter, all number’d cleanly & meetly.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
He had five houses, three very well provided, two meetly well.
From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Ernest Rhys
The ruddy gold fair glitter'd on every riding vest; Their steeds they meetly govern'd, all pacing soft abreast.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
We find the point of elevation never to be exceeded meetly coincident with the final period never to be terminated,—the infinite in height harmoniously associated with the eternal in duration.
From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Hugh Miller
Right serviceable was he in his station, and meetly praised of all.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by Marie de France
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