Christly

[ krahyst-lee ]

adjective

1. Christlike.

Other Words From

• Christli·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christly¹

First recorded before 1000; Old English cristlīc (unrecorded in Middle English; Modern English Christly apparently a re-formation on the model of godly, manly, etc.); Christ, -ly

Example Sentences

Over the years, Joe and Debbie came to know many by name and listened to their stories of eviction, medical debt, mental illness and addiction, and together they agreed that it was their job to be Christly — to offer not only compassion but help.

From New York Times

Although we get a few Christly platitudes here and there — “Jesus liked to say we shouldn’t worry about what we’d eat or drink” — there’s nothing particularly striking about his message, little of the discomfiting radicalism of the Gospels.

From Washington Post

"These things can go undetected for several months to over a year," said John Christly, chief information security officer for Netsurion, a network security provider.

From Los Angeles Times

“These things can go undetected for several months to over a year,” said John Christly, chief information security officer for Netsurion, a network security provider. “We’re not seeing a lot of hotels focus on security the way we’d like them to, but with the proper technology, hacks like this can be stopped before they even happen.”

From Washington Post

“These children need a real school,” says Christly Jackson, the 50-year-old head of a primary school in Cité Soleil that lacks just about everything but rough wooden benches and a blackboard.

From The Guardian