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English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English winly, wynnelych, wunliche, from Old English wynlīċ (“joyous”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjulīk (“joyous”), from *wunjō (“joy, delight, desire”), equivalent to winne + -ly. More at winne, winsome.
Adjective
winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)
- (obsolete) Joyous; winsome; pleasant; gracious; goodly.
Adverb
winly (comparative more winly, superlative most winly)
- (obsolete) Delightfully; pleasantly.
- (dialectal, obsolete) Quietly.
Middle English
Adverb
winly
- Alternative form of wynly (adverb)