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tidely

adv

Etymology

From Middle English tidely, tydely, tidliche, from Old English tīdlīċe (“for a time; temporarily; conveniently; seasonably; in time; early; soon; quickly”), equivalent to tide + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedelk, Dutch tijdelijk, German Low German tiedelk, German zeitlich, Danish tidlig, Icelandic tíðlegur.

  1. inherited from tīdlīċe — “for a time; temporarily; conveniently; seasonably; in time; early; soon; quickly”
  2. inherited from tidely

Definitions

  1. Cleverly

    Cleverly; smartly; bravely; quickly; speedily; soon.

    • You have lately (as appeareth by your Indices of sicknesse, and so many other novels) very tidely playde the bees part; and so continue as you love me, or your selfe; [...]
    • So many to die, the year turns tidely, time takes all, [...]

  2. At each tide

    At each tide; each time the tide comes in; tidally.

    • The discovery of an Iron Age settlement at Balad Seet, an oasis on the northern side of the Hajar mountains which was tidely connected with Hamra on its southern side is of major surprise.

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