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English
Etymology
From Middle English blessedly, blessidly, blestly, equivalent to blessed + -ly.
Adverb
blessedly (comparative more blessedly, superlative most blessedly)
- In a blessed or holy manner.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 84, column 2:Therefore ſhould every Souldier in the Warres doe as euery ſicke man in his Bed, waſh euery Moth out of his Conſcience: and dying ſo, Death is to him aduantage; or not dying, the time was blessedly loſt, wherein ſuch preparation was gayned: […]
- Happily, joyfully; fortunately.
- Synonyms: cheerfully, joyously; see also Thesaurus:happily
Translations
in a blessed or holy manner