fonly

English

Etymology

fon +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɒnli/

Adverb

fonly (comparative more fonly, superlative most fonly)

1. (obsolete) foolishly
   • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Maye. Ægloga Quinta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC; reprinted as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, The Shepheardes Calender […], London: John C. Nimmo, […], 1890, →OCLC:

     All were it of my foe, then fonly pitied

References

• “fonly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• no-fly