devely

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English dēofollīce; equivalent to devel +‎ -ly.

Alternative forms

• develye, develi, deflich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːvəliː/, /ˈdɛfliːtʃ(ə)/

Adverb

devely (Late Middle English, rare)

1. horribly, badly, catastrophically
2. evilly, maliciously, wrongly

Descendants

• English: devilly (obsolete)

References

• “dẹ̄̆velī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.

Etymology 2

From Old English dēofollīc.

Adjective

devely

1. Alternative form of develiche