"wightly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more wightly [comparative], most wightly [superlative]
Etymology: From wight + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wight|ly}} wight + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wightly (comparative more wightly, superlative most wightly)
  1. (obsolete) Swiftly; nimbly; quickly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wightly-en-adv-Uy0~BXeE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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