"plightly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: plightlier [comparative], more plightly [comparative], plightliest [superlative], most plightly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English plihtliche, from Old English *plihtlīċe (“dangerously”), from plihtlīċ (“dangerous, perilous”), equivalent to plight + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|plihtliche}} Middle English plihtliche, {{inh|en|ang|*plihtlīċe||dangerously}} Old English *plihtlīċe (“dangerously”), {{m|ang|plihtlīċ||dangerous, perilous}} plihtlīċ (“dangerous, perilous”), {{suffix|en|plight|ly}} plight + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} plightly (comparative plightlier or more plightly, superlative plightliest or most plightly)
  1. Dangerously; with peril.
    Sense id: en-plightly-en-adv--tHYG-7C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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