winly

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (joyous), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (joyous), from *wunjō (joy, delight, desire), equivalent to winne +‎ -ly. More at winne, winsome.

Adjective

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winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)

  1. (obsolete) Joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.

Adverb

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winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)

  1. (obsolete) Delightfully; pleasantly.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) Quietly.
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Middle English

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Adverb

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winly

  1. Alternative form of wynly (adverb)