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-ly
1
(-ly)
Syllabification:
On
Off
Pronunciation:
/lē/
suffix
forming adjectives meaning:
1
having the qualities of:
brotherly
rascally
2
recurring at intervals of:
hourly
quarterly
Origin:
Old English
-līc
, of Germanic origin; related to
like
1
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