"behovely" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more behovely [comparative], most behovely [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|behovely}} Middle English behovely, {{suffix|en|behoof|ly}} behoof + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} behovely (comparative more behovely, superlative most behovely)
  1. (archaic) Necessary; advantageous. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-behovely-en-adj-iIHnbACg
  2. (archaic) Useful. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-behovely-en-adj-FwDXEN9o

Adverb [English]

Forms: more behovely [comparative], most behovely [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|behovely}} Middle English behovely, {{suffix|en|behoof|ly}} behoof + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} behovely (comparative more behovely, superlative most behovely)
  1. (archaic) Usefully. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-behovely-en-adv-DfuHyE5D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 1 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 27 0 73 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 0 28 17 14 11 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 0 26 17 17 10 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 0 26 19 16 11 10 4

Adjective [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|behōflīc}} Old English behōflīc Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} behovely, {{enm-adj}} behovely
  1. Of use for the benefit or gain of somebody or something; beneficial, profitable.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-XOWaRAWj
  2. Necessary; required.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-ThKTiAGU
  3. Unable to be avoided; inevitable.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-EPOFNqWu
  4. Fitting or appropriate to a given context.
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adj-KrT8CEp0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bihovely, byhovely, behoveliche, behoveli, bihoveli, be-hovely, byhofely, beheflic, bihulik

Adverb [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|behōflīc}} Old English behōflīc Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} behovely
  1. According to what is fitting or accepted; properly. Synonyms: behovefull, behoveable, behovesum Related terms: behovelynesse, behove, behovefully, behovyngly, behoven, behofþe, beheve, hovely
    Sense id: en-behovely-enm-adv-J4mp5~3b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bihovely, byhovely, behoveliche, behoveli, bihoveli, be-hovely, byhofely, beheflic, bihulik

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Old English behōflīc",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "behovely",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "behovelynesse"
    },
    {
      "word": "behove"
    },
    {
      "word": "behovefully"
    },
    {
      "word": "behovyngly"
    },
    {
      "word": "behoven"
    },
    {
      "word": "behofþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "beheve"
    },
    {
      "word": "hovely"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "According to what is fitting or accepted; properly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fitting",
          "fitting"
        ],
        [
          "accepted",
          "accepted"
        ],
        [
          "properly",
          "properly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "behovefull"
    },
    {
      "word": "behoveable"
    },
    {
      "word": "behovesum"
    },
    {
      "word": "bihovely"
    },
    {
      "word": "byhovely"
    },
    {
      "word": "behoveliche"
    },
    {
      "word": "behoveli"
    },
    {
      "word": "bihoveli"
    },
    {
      "word": "be-hovely"
    },
    {
      "word": "byhofely"
    },
    {
      "word": "beheflic"
    },
    {
      "word": "bihulik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}

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