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Middle English
- foliliche, folyly, folilyche, folylyche, folely, folyliche, folilich, folilye, folylych, folilie, folili
Etymology
From folye + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːliːliː/, /ˈfoːliliː/, /ˈfoːləliː/, /ˈfoːliːliːtʃ(ə)/
Adverb
folily
- Foolishly, idiotically, in an ill-advised or knowledgeless way.
- Immorally; in a sinful, immoral or evil way.
- (rare) Lustfully, lewdly.
References
- “fōlīlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
- “folily”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.