showily

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English showy

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English showily

From showy + -ly.

Adverb

showily (comparative more showily, superlative most showily)

1. In a showy manner.