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gradely
/ ˈɡreɪdlɪ /
adjective
- dialect.fine; excellent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gradely1
C13 greithlic, greithli, from Old Norse greidhligr, from greidhr ready
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Example Sentences
Nay; I was but thinkin' that Mr. Moore's Bob'll look gradely writ under yon.
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And in the Dale the unanimous opinion was that the young couple would make "a gradely pair, surely."
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Sweet peas is gettin' on gradely, and Fair Maids o' France, just ready for the fair maids who buy 'em!
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But I couldn't lick him gradely because th' landlord come in and stopped us; so after a while I went hooum.
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One old woman over eighty came all the way from Castlesteads to see her last of "the gradely leddy," as she called her.
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