Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In youth; as a youth.
- Youthful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Like a young person or thing; young; youthful.
- adverb obsolete In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life.
- adverb rare Ignorantly; weakly.
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- adverb obsolete While
young ; as ayouth .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The youngly delightsome frilles-inpleyurs are now showen drawen, if bud one, or, if in florileague, drawens up consociately at the hinder sight of their commoner guardian.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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Baxter tottered on a cane and another walked briskly and youngly among
Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings Annie Hamilton Donnell
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In that time the king of Bulgaria was converted unto the faith, and was of so great perfection that he made his oldest son king, and he himself took the habit of a monk, but his son governed him so youngly that he took again the rite and law of the paynims.
The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900
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And among them were clearly marked the peculiarities of Talta: the elderly ladies were youngly dressed and there were many generals.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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My Lords, as tis the custome in this place, the youngest should speake first, so, if I chaunce, in this case to speake youngly, pardon me.
Sir Thomas More Anonymous 1590
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And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st,
Shakespeare's Sonnets William Shakespeare 1590
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And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow’st,
The Sonnets 2004
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