prestly
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
prestly
- priestly, priestlike
- appropriate for a priest
- pertaining to priests
Descendants[edit]
- English: priestly
References[edit]
- “prẹ̄stlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Adverb[edit]
prestly
- In a priestly way
References[edit]
- “prẹ̄stlī, adv.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.
Etymology 2[edit]
From prest (“eager, alert, ready”) + -ly.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
prestly
References[edit]
- “prestlī, adv.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.