"samely" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more samely [comparative], most samely [superlative]
Etymology: From same + -ly. Compare Middle English samli (“together, with each other”, adverb). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|same|ly|id2=adjectival}} same + -ly, {{cog|enm|samli|pos=adverb|t=together, with each other}} Middle English samli (“together, with each other”, adverb) Head templates: {{en-adj}} samely (comparative more samely, superlative most samely)
  1. (dialectal) Similar; monotonous; unvaried. Tags: dialectal Synonyms: regular, unvarying, steady Related terms: same-like
    Sense id: en-samely-en-adj-ilDPBM~L

Download JSON data for samely meaning in English (1.6kB)

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