"freckly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: frecklier [comparative], freckliest [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English freckle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English freckly From freckle + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|freckle|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English freckle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English freckly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "freckly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="freckly"> From freckle + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} freckly (comparative frecklier, superlative freckliest)
  1. Full of or marked with freckles; sprinkled with spots; freckled.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Forms: more freckly [comparative], most freckly [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} freckly (comparative more freckly, superlative most freckly)
  1. (obsolete) hurriedly Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-freckly-en-adv-EtOFnHRf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 44 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 47 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 50 27
  2. boldly; eagerly.
    Sense id: en-freckly-en-adv-odNq5Joo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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