"behovely" meaning in All languages combined

See behovely on Wiktionary

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 28 36 36
  2. (archaic) Useful. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-behovely-en-adj-FwDXEN9o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 28 36 36 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 21 1 11 7 8 3

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 28 36 36

Adjective [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|behōflīc}} Old English behōflīc, {{m|ang|behēflīc}} behēflīc 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, {{m|ang|behēflīc}} behēflīc 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

Download JSON data for behovely meaning in All languages combined (6.4kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*keh₂p-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "behovely"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English behovely",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "behoof",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "behoof + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more behovely",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most behovely",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "behovely (comparative more behovely, superlative most behovely)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 36 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ly",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Necessary; advantageous."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-en-adj-iIHnbACg",
      "links": [
        [
          "Necessary",
          "necessary"
        ],
        [
          "advantageous",
          "advantageous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Necessary; advantageous."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 36 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ly",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 29 21 1 11 7 8 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Useful."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-en-adj-FwDXEN9o",
      "links": [
        [
          "Useful",
          "useful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Useful."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*keh₂p-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "behovely"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English behovely",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "behoof",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "behoof + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more behovely",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most behovely",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "behovely (comparative more behovely, superlative most behovely)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 38 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 36 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ly",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Usefully."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-en-adv-DfuHyE5D",
      "links": [
        [
          "Usefully",
          "usefully"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Usefully."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "behōflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English behōflīc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "behēflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "behēflīc",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "behovely",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "behovely",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of use for the benefit or gain of somebody or something; beneficial, profitable."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-enm-adj-XOWaRAWj",
      "links": [
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ],
        [
          "gain",
          "gain"
        ],
        [
          "beneficial",
          "beneficial"
        ],
        [
          "profitable",
          "profitable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Necessary; required."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-enm-adj-ThKTiAGU",
      "links": [
        [
          "Necessary",
          "Necessary"
        ],
        [
          "required",
          "required"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Unable to be avoided; inevitable."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-enm-adj-EPOFNqWu",
      "links": [
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "inevitable",
          "inevitable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Fitting or appropriate to a given context."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-enm-adj-KrT8CEp0",
      "links": [
        [
          "Fitting",
          "Fitting"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "context",
          "context"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bihovely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "byhovely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "behoveliche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "behoveli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bihoveli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "be-hovely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "byhofely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "beheflic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bihulik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "unbehovely"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "behovely"
          },
          "expansion": "English: behovely",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: behovely"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "behōflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English behōflīc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "behēflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "behēflīc",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "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",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "According to what is fitting or accepted; properly."
      ],
      "id": "en-behovely-enm-adv-J4mp5~3b",
      "links": [
        [
          "fitting",
          "fitting"
        ],
        [
          "accepted",
          "accepted"
        ],
        [
          "properly",
          "properly"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "behovelynesse"
        },
        {
          "word": "behove"
        },
        {
          "word": "behovefully"
        },
        {
          "word": "behovyngly"
        },
        {
          "word": "behoven"
        },
        {
          "word": "behofþe"
        },
        {
          "word": "beheve"
        },
        {
          "word": "hovely"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "behovefull"
        },
        {
          "word": "behoveable"
        },
        {
          "word": "behovesum"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bihovely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "byhovely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "behoveliche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "behoveli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bihoveli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "be-hovely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "byhofely"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "beheflic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bihulik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ly",
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English adverbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*keh₂p-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "behovely"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English behovely",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "behoof",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "behoof + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more behovely",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most behovely",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "behovely (comparative more behovely, superlative most behovely)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Necessary; advantageous."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Necessary",
          "necessary"
        ],
        [
          "advantageous",
          "advantageous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Necessary; advantageous."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Useful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Useful",
          "useful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Useful."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ly",
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English adverbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*keh₂p-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "behovely"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English behovely",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "behoof",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "behoof + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English behovely, equivalent to behoof + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more behovely",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most behovely",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "behovely (comparative more behovely, superlative most behovely)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Usefully."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Usefully",
          "usefully"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) Usefully."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English adverbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "behōflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English behōflīc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "behēflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "behēflīc",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English behōflīc, behēflīc.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{1}}}",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{3}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "behovely",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "behovely",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of use for the benefit or gain of somebody or something; beneficial, profitable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ],
        [
          "gain",
          "gain"
        ],
        [
          "beneficial",
          "beneficial"
        ],
        [
          "profitable",
          "profitable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Necessary; required."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Necessary",
          "Necessary"
        ],
        [
          "required",
          "required"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Unable to be avoided; inevitable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "inevitable",
          "inevitable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Fitting or appropriate to a given context."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Fitting",
          "Fitting"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "context",
          "context"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bihovely"
    },
    {
      "word": "byhovely"
    },
    {
      "word": "behoveliche"
    },
    {
      "word": "behoveli"
    },
    {
      "word": "bihoveli"
    },
    {
      "word": "be-hovely"
    },
    {
      "word": "byhofely"
    },
    {
      "word": "beheflic"
    },
    {
      "word": "bihulik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behovely"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "unbehovely"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English adverbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "behovely"
          },
          "expansion": "English: behovely",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: behovely"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "behōflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English behōflīc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "behēflīc"
      },
      "expansion": "behēflīc",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "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"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.