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thingly

adj

Etymology

From Middle English thingli, þingly; equivalent to thing + -ly. For sense development, compare Latin reālis.

  1. inherited from thingli

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed

    Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed; material, substantive.

    • All works have this thingly character.

  2. Actual

    Actual; real; substantial.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for thingly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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