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featly

American  
[feet-lee] / ˈfit li /

adverb

  1. suitably; appropriately.

  2. skillfully; nimbly.

  3. neatly; elegantly.

adjective

  1. graceful; elegant.

featly British  
/ ˈfiːtlɪ /

adverb

  1. neatly

  2. fitly

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Other Word Forms

  • featliness noun

Etymology

Origin of featly

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fetly; feat 2, -ly ( def. 3 )

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