"wordly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more wordly [comparative], most wordly [superlative]
Etymology: From word + -ly. Compare Dutch woordelijk, German wörtlich. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|word|ly|id2=adjectival}} word + -ly, {{cog|nl|woordelijk}} Dutch woordelijk, {{cog|de|wörtlich}} German wörtlich Head templates: {{en-adj}} wordly (comparative more wordly, superlative most wordly)
  1. (rare) Of, relating to, or resembling a word; verbal. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wordly-en-adj-A0RRyRAt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 77 7 16

Adjective [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} wordly
  1. Alternative form of worldly (adjective) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: worldly (extra: adjective)
    Sense id: en-wordly-enm-adj-MBl~I8rD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} wordly
  1. Alternative form of worldly (adverb) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: worldly (extra: adverb)
    Sense id: en-wordly-enm-adv-zB4nHwDO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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