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English
Etymology
From press + -ly.
Adverb
pressly (comparative more pressly, superlative most pressly)
- (obsolete) closely; concisely
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
- 'a. 1695, John Lightfoot, Remains
- Study them pressly, for they are of infinite sweetness and satisfaction.
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