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youngly¹

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From Middle English yongly, ȝongly, ȝunglich, from Old English ġeonglīċ (“youthful”), equivalent to young + -ly.

adjective more youngly · most youngly

  1. archaic Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. How youngly he began to serve his country

    Similar: juvenile, youngsome

youngly²

Where it comes from

From young + -ly.

adverb more youngly · most youngly

  1. archaic While young; as a youth. And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st
  2. rare In a young or youthful manner; youthfully The youngly born brother made no explanation of his sense of offense other than to go over and give Artie a stolid and resounding blow.

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@misc{youngly_2026,
  title = {youngly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/youngly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}