Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

featly

/ˈfiːt.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: feat-ly
IPA: /ˈfiːt.li/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Properly; suitably.

Archaic

adv

With skill or talent; cleverly, skilfully.

Archaic

adv

Gracefully or elegantly.

Archaic

adj

Archaic

adj

Graceful or elegant.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Why may not a man beare himselfe betweene enemies featly [translating commodément] and faithfully?"
"He had alſo ſet a prieſt of his and a ſeculer ſeruaunt of his beſyde to by [buy] many of the ſame ſuyte [of books], & double and treble of one ſorte, whiche were by thẽ [them] vttred to diuers yonge ſcholers ſuch as thei founde properly witted, feately lerned, and newfangly mynded."
"[…] Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burden bear."

Etymology

From Middle English fetly, corresponding to feat + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fetly
Suffix: feat

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

featlier (comparative) featliest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

featous

Questions

How do you pronounce featly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːt.li/.
What does featly mean?: Properly; suitably.
Where does featly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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