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English
Etymology
From long + -ly.
Adverb
longly (comparative more longly, superlative most longly)
- For a long time; wearisomely.
- (obsolete) With longing desire.
c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Master, you looked so longly on the maid,
Usage notes
- The usual adverb corresponding to several adjective senses of long is itself also long, not longly.