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===Etymology=== |
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From {{inh|en|enm|thingli}}, {{m|enm|þingly}}; equivalent to {{suffix|en|thing|ly}}. Compare |
From {{inh|en|enm|thingli}}, {{m|enm|þingly}}; equivalent to {{suffix|en|thing|ly}}. Compare {{cog|la|reālis}}. |
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===Adjective=== |
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Revision as of 10:22, 18 September 2019
English
Etymology
From Middle English thingli, þingly; equivalent to thing + -ly. Compare Latin reālis.
Adjective
thingly (comparative more thingly, superlative most thingly)
- (philosophy, art, linguistics) Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed; material, substantive.
- 2009, Donald Preziosi, The art of art history: a critical anthology:
- All works have this thingly character.
- Actual; real; substantial.