"loverly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more loverly [comparative], most loverly [superlative]
Etymology: From lover + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lover|ly|id2=adjectival}} lover + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} loverly (comparative more loverly, superlative most loverly)
  1. Characteristic of lovers.
    Sense id: en-loverly-en-adj-E1zRfZ4q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more loverly [comparative], most loverly [superlative]
Etymology: possibly from My Fair Lady Head templates: {{en-adj}} loverly (comparative more loverly, superlative most loverly)
  1. (UK, nonstandard, pronunciation spelling) lovely Tags: UK, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
    Sense id: en-loverly-en-adj--FtDBnoo Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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