gradely
advEtymology From earlier graithly, from Middle English graythely, graydly, graitheli, graithlich, grathliche, graythelyche, from Old Norse greiðliga, equivalent to graith + -ly.
1
properly, really
gradely
adj/ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/
Etymology From earlier graithly, from Middle English graythely, greiþli, greiðlic, from Old Norse greiðligr, equivalent to graith + -ly.
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Northern England, Of a person decent, well-meaning, respectable
- My work has meant travelling the world over, to great places and small, but home to me always means Rochdale and its gradely folk.1956, Gracie Fields, Lancashire Life:
2
excellent
- Yo're well off to ha' Betsy Ogden comin' in; she's a gradely worker.1881, Elizabeth Sophia Watson, Crabtree Fold: A Tale of the Lancashire Moors, page 53:
3
handsome, fair
- This is a hard road for a gradely foot like that. Will ye up, lass, and ride behind me?1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby, page 13:
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real, proper