"selfly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛlfli/ Forms: more selfly [comparative], most selfly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English selfly, from Old English selflīċ (“automatic, spontaneous, voluntary”); equivalent to self + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|selfly}} Middle English selfly, {{inh|en|ang|selflīċ||automatic, spontaneous, voluntary}} Old English selflīċ (“automatic, spontaneous, voluntary”), {{suffix|en|self|ly}} self + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} selfly (comparative more selfly, superlative most selfly)
  1. Of or pertaining to self or one's own self, personal.
    Sense id: en-selfly-en-adj-ShGMNwsP

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɛlfli/
Etymology: From Middle English selfly, from Old English selflīċ (“automatic, spontaneous, voluntary”); equivalent to self + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|selfly}} Middle English selfly, {{inh|en|ang|selflīċ||automatic, spontaneous, voluntary}} Old English selflīċ (“automatic, spontaneous, voluntary”), {{suffix|en|self|ly}} self + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} selfly (not comparable)
  1. In, of, or by one's self; of one's own accord, voluntary, automatic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-selfly-en-adv-8RGRbDaP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 16 84

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