moonly

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moonly

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From Middle English monelich, from Old English mōnlīċ (“lunar”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānalīk (“pertaining to the moon, moon-like”), equivalent to moon + -ly. Cognate with Middle Dutch maenlijc (“moonly, lunar”), German mondlich (“lunar”).

adjective more moonly · most moonly

archaic Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Moon; lunar; moonlike. Here and there were young moonly faces selling refreshments.
archaic, broadly Lunatic.

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@misc{moonly_2026,
  title = {moonly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}