How do you pronounce gradely?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/.

Where does gradely come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

gradely

/ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grade-ly
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/

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Meaning

adj

decent, well-meaning, respectable

adj

adj

adj

adv

adv

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"My work has meant travelling the world over, to great places and small, but home to me always means Rochdale and its gradely folk."
"Yo're well off to ha' Betsy Ogden comin' in; she's a gradely worker."
"This is a hard road for a gradely foot like that. Will ye up, lass, and ride behind me?"

Etymology

From earlier graithly, from Middle English graythely, greiþli, greiðlic, from Old Norse greiðligr, equivalent to graith + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂er-, graythely, greiðligr, greiðliga
Suffix: graith

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

gradelier (comparative) gradeliest (superlative) grathely (alternative) graadly (alternative) greadly (alternative) greadley (alternative) graidly (alternative) graidely (alternative) graideley (alternative) graithly (alternative, Scotland) grathly (alternative, Scotland) graithlie (alternative, Scotland)