"wisly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more wisly [comparative], most wisly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wisly (“certainly”), equivalent to wis + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wisly|t=certainly}} Middle English wisly (“certainly”), {{suffix|en|wis|ly}} wis + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wisly (comparative more wisly, superlative most wisly)
  1. (rare, dialectal, obsolete) Certainly; surely. Tags: dialectal, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-wisly-en-adv-srw5HZ4R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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