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angelly

adj

Etymology

From Middle English aungelly, angely, angelich, from Old English ænġellīċ, enġellīċ, enġlelīċ (“resembling an angel; angelic”), from Proto-West Germanic *angilalīk, equivalent to angel + -ly. Compare angely.

  1. inherited from *angilalīk✻
  2. inherited from ænġellīċ
  3. inherited from aungelly

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling an angel

    Of, relating to, or resembling an angel; angellike; angelic.

    • Poor Grandy reached up too high and young for a floaty Eddie-hit lob, almost as high as to the angelly place, up he went, up and up and then down (him being no longer a young man but a creaky old one).
    • She provides the angelly voice, yes, but you bring plenty to the table, too. After all, there are undoubtedly lots of females out there who sing as well as your wife.
    • If you ever deceive yourself into believing your children are angels, take them to a small church. Or a mosque. Or any place angelly.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA