"angelly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more angelly [comparative], most angelly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English aungelly, angely, angelich, from Old English ænġellīċ, enġellīċ, enġlelīċ (“resembling an angel; angelic”), from Proto-West Germanic *angilalīk, equivalent to angel + -ly. Compare angely. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aungelly}} Middle English aungelly, {{inh|en|ang|ænġellīċ}} Old English ænġellīċ, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*angilalīk}} Proto-West Germanic *angilalīk, {{suf|en|angel|ly|id2=adjectival}} angel + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} angelly (comparative more angelly, superlative most angelly)
  1. (informal) Of, relating to, or resembling an angel; angellike; angelic. Tags: informal Related terms: angellike
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