liefly
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editliefly (comparative more liefly, superlative most liefly)
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