liefly

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English levely, levelike, lefliȝ, leofliche, from Old English lēoflīċe (kindly, graciously, gladly, lovingly), from lēoflīċ, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīka, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz, equivalent to lief +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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liefly (comparative more liefly, superlative most liefly)

  1. (archaic) willingly; gladly

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