whitely
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whitely¹
- /ˈwʌɪtli/ UK
Where it comes from
From white + -ly.
adjective more whitely · most whitely
- pale-facedly. 15th c., Robert Henryson, The Testament of Cresseid, lines 213-214, The secund steid to name hecht Ethios, Quhitlie and paill […]
adverb more whitely · most whitely
- In a white manner. […] she opened a door which disclosed a staircase so whitely scrubbed that the grain of the wood was wellnigh sodden away by such cleansing.
Whitely²
proper noun Whitelys
- A surname.
Talk about this word "whitely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whitely. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whitely. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whitely "whitely." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whitely.
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@misc{whitely_2026,
title = {whitely},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitely},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
