dreely

adv — 2 senses

dreely

adv

Etymology From Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree + -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichly (“steadily, copiously”).

1

Dialectal Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.

2

Dialectal Slowly; tediously.

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