"delightly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more delightly [comparative], most delightly [superlative]
Etymology: From delight + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|delight|ly}} delight + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} delightly (comparative more delightly, superlative most delightly)
  1. (nonstandard) delightedly; with delight Tags: nonstandard
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