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oldly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
old-ly
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an old manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English oldely, aldeliȝ, aldelike, equivalent to old + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more oldly (comparative) most oldly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

creakily decrepitly mouldily raggedly witheredly old oldness

Synonyms

venerably anciently agedly hoarily oldly

Antonyms

recently

Questions

What does oldly mean?
In an old manner.
Where does oldly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce oldly

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