headly

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Chief; principal; capital; (of sins) deadly. archaic
    — O'er blows the filthy and contagious clouds / Of headly murther, spoil, and villainy.
  2. Heady; violent; impetuous. archaic

词形变化

more headly comparative most headly superlative

词源

From Middle English hedly, havedlich, from Old English hēafodlīċ (“at the top, principal, capital, deadly”), equivalent to head + -ly. Cognate with West Frisian haadlik, Dutch hoofdelijk, Middle Low German hö̂vetlī̂k, Middle High German houbetlich (archaic German hauptlich). Piecewise doublet of chefly and chiefly.
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