"farantly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more farantly [comparative], most farantly [superlative]
Etymology: From farrand + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|farrand|-ly}} farrand + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} farantly (comparative more farantly, superlative most farantly)
  1. (obsolete, dialect, Northern England) Good-looking; respectable. Tags: Northern-England, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-farantly-en-adj-t6WURrOm Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1

Adverb

Forms: more farantly [comparative], most farantly [superlative]
Etymology: From farrand + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|farrand|-ly}} farrand + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} farantly (comparative more farantly, superlative most farantly)
  1. (obsolete) In a respectable manner. Tags: obsolete
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