seely

[ see-lee ]

adjectiveArchaic.

insignificant or feeble; poor.
happy; auspicious.

good; pious; blessed.
foolish; simple-minded.

Origin of seely

before 1000; Middle English sely,Old English gesǣlig happy, equivalent to sǣl happiness + -ig-y¹; cognate with Dutch zalig,German selig; akin to Old Norse sæll,Gothic sēls good, Old English sēl better; see silly

Other words from seely

see·li·ly, adverb

Words Nearby seely

How to use seely in a sentence

That's what software engineer Blake seely posted on Twitter after Steve's death.
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There are still a thousand things to be thought of, and my maid and I have to do it all, for you know what Aunt seely is.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope
Mrs. Errington was inspecting the contents of a packing-case which had been sent from London by Lady seely.
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We drove down the Niagara as far as Mrs. seely's and upset once.
Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier | Frank H. Severance
As the result, Colonel seely, who had signed the assurance, threatened resignation.
Sir John French | Cecil Chisholm

I do declare, seely Matthews, with yore free thinkin' an' free speakin', you 're put' nigh a infidel.
The Uncalled | Paul Laurence Dunbar

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