"headly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more headly [comparative], most headly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English hedly, havedlich, from Old English hēafodlīċ (“at the top, principal, capital, deadly”), equivalent to head + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hedly}} Middle English hedly, {{m|enm|havedlich}} havedlich, {{inh|en|ang|hēafodlīċ|t=at the top, principal, capital, deadly}} Old English hēafodlīċ (“at the top, principal, capital, deadly”), {{suffix|en|head|ly}} head + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} headly (comparative more headly, superlative most headly)
  1. (archaic) Chief; principal; capital; (of sins) deadly. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-headly-en-adj-0J3N8y70
  2. (archaic) Heady; violent; impetuous. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-headly-en-adj-I2bCBfrl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 45 55

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