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-ly

  1. a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: gladly; gradually; secondly.

  2. a suffix meaning “every,” attached to certain nouns denoting units of time: hourly; daily.

  3. an adjective suffix meaning “-like”: saintly; cowardly.



-ly

1

suffix

  1. having the nature or qualities of

    brotherly

    godly

  2. occurring at certain intervals; every

    daily

    yearly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-ly

2

suffix

  1. in a certain manner; to a certain degree

    quickly

    recently

    chiefly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ly

3

abbreviation

  1. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of -ly1

Middle English adverb -li, -lich(e), Old English ( adjective suffix + -e adverb suffix); Middle English adjective -li, -ly, -lich(e), Old English (cognate with German -lich ), suffixal use of ī “similar to, like”; like 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of -ly1

Old English -lic

Origin of -ly2

Old English -lice, from -lic -ly 1
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Example Sentences

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Last summer, footage of Myra Tran singing at the Westminster funeral of Ly Tong, an anti-communist activist, surfaced online.

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“My thought was ‘I need to get this in,’” Millsap said of her last serve against Canyon’s Erin Ly and Hannah Huang.

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“According to the network, Mr. Dixon did not disclose to human resources or the legal department that a third-party production company had hired his wife as a temporary freelancer,” wrote attorney John Ly, who is representing Dixon in the separate civil lawsuits filed this year by former network anchor and reporter Julie Stewart-Binks and hairstylist Noushin Faraji.

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Ly added: “It is noteworthy that a Fox spokesperson made no reference to the company investigation of sexual harassment claims in announcing Mr. Dixon’s departure. Mr. Dixon has cooperated fully with the investigation and denies engaging in any inappropriate conduct.”

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Ly did not immediately respond to further questions from The Times.

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