-ly Definition

lē
suffix
Like; resembling; having the characteristics of.
Sisterly.
American Heritage
Recurring at a specified interval of time.
Hourly.
American Heritage
In a specified manner; in the manner of.
Gradually.
American Heritage
At a specified interval of time.
Weekly.
American Heritage
With respect to.
Partly.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Light-year(s)
Webster's New World

(astronomy) Alternative spelling of ly. ; light-year.

Wiktionary

The ccTLD for Libya as assigned by the IANA.

Wiktionary
(chemistry, physics, astronomy) Alternative form of Lα. (Lyman-alpha, Lyman alpha)
Wiktionary
affix
Like, characteristic of, suitable to.
Manly, godly, deadly.
Webster's New World
Happening (once) every (specified period of time)
Hourly, monthly.
Webster's New World
In a (specified) manner or direction, to a (specified) extent, in or at a (specified) time or place.
Haply, inwardly, merely.
Webster's New World
In the (specified) order.
Firstly, thirdly.
Webster's New World
noun
(astronomy) Abbreviation of lightyear.
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Origin of -ly

  • Middle English -li from Old English -līce (influenced by Old Norse -liga) from -līc adj. suff. līk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English -li from Old English -līc (influenced by Old Norse -ligr) līk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ME < OE -lic < Gmc *lika-, body > like

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • ME < OE -lice < -lic

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

-ly Sentence Examples

  • His style varies grea ly; at times, as in i.

  • If we consider a length l of the cylinder, the charge Q on the inner cylinder is Q=27rR l ly, where v is the surface density, and by Coulomb's law v = E i /47r, where E 1 = A/R 1 is the force at the surface of the inner Ai cylinder.

  • In a few ances this may have come about by the emphasizing of a ly primitive trait; as when the wolf Ophois, in consonance I the predatory nature of that animal, developed into a of war.

  • From 1876 onward a small subsidy has been paid to the sultan of Kishin by the authorities at Aden; and in 1886 the sultan concluded a treaty forma;ly placing Sokotra and its dependencies under the protection of Great Britain.

  • Bay ll c t ' LY Q " yy be Pony.

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