featly
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featly
- /ˈfiːt.li/
Where it comes from
From Middle English fetly, corresponding to feat + -ly.
adverb featlier · featliest
- Properly; suitably. Why may not a man beare himselfe betweene enemies featly [translating commodément] and faithfully?
- With skill or talent; cleverly, skilfully. He had alſo ſet a prieſt of his and a ſeculer ſeruaunt of his beſyde to by [buy] many of the ſame ſuyte [of books], & double and treble of one ſorte, whiche were by thẽ [them] vttred to diuers yonge ſcholers ſuch as thei founde properly witted, feately lerned, and newfangly mynded.
- Gracefully or elegantly. […] Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.
adjective featlier · featliest
- Skilful.
- Graceful or elegant.
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Talk about this word "featly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/featly. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. featly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/featly "featly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/featly.
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@misc{featly_2026,
title = {featly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/featly},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
