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gradely
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Gradely — Grade ly, a. [Cf. AS. grad grade, step, order, fr. L. gradus. See {Grade}.] Decent; orderly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. adv. Decently; in order. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gradely — I. ˈgrādli adjective Etymology: Middle English greithly, graithly ready, prompt, excellent, from Old Norse greithliga ready, prompt, from greithr ready, free + ligr ly more at ready 1. dialect England : fine, good, and … Useful english dictionary
gradely — I Mawdesley Glossary genuine, proper. II Yorkshire Dialect Nice looking … English dialects glossary
gradely — adjective N. English fine or respectable. Origin ME: from ON greithligr, from greithr ready … English new terms dictionary
Nesh — For the village, see Nesh, Afghanistan. Nesh is an English dialect adjective meaning unusually susceptible to cold weather and there is no synonym for this use. Usage has been recorded in Cheshire, Staffordshire, the East Midlands, Lancashire,… … Wikipedia
graithly — graithˈly adjective and adverb An older form of ↑gradely • • • Main Entry: ↑graith * * * graithly older form of gradely a. and adv … Useful english dictionary
Yorkshire Day — is celebrated on 1 August to promote the historic English county of Yorkshire. It was first celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society, initially in Beverley, as protest movement against the Local Government re organisation of 1974 .… … Wikipedia
Lancashire dialect and accent — refers to the vernacular speech in Lancashire, one of the counties of England. Simon Elmes book Talking for Britain said that Lancashire dialect is now much less common than it once was, but it is not yet extinct. The terms sometimes includes or… … Wikipedia
gradeley — Adj. Good, excellent. Old fashioned Northern use. E.g. That cup of tea was gradely. Dialect? … English slang and colloquialisms
actual — adj 1. real, true, Brit. Dial. gradely, Both Archaic. sooth, soothfast; factual, unimaginary, unfictitious, true to life, realistic; authentic, genuine, Dial. sure enough, bona fide, veritable, valid, confirmed; rightful, legitimate, lawful, just … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
