Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To wonder.
- Fearful; terrible.
- Unexpected; sudden.
- Singular; wonderful; extraordinary.
- noun A wonder; a strange deed, event, or object.
- noun Wonder; astonishment.
- noun A fault.
- Fearfully; singularly; wonderfully.
- Suddenly; hastily; quickly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete, obsolete, obsolete Singular; wonderful; extraordinary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
Astonishment ,surprise ,wonder ,wonderfulness ,unexpected . - noun obsolete
No wonder , not surprisingly. - adjective obsolete
Unexpected ,sudden ,terrible ,amazing , great or numerous, very.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Whereupon the Heelandman bought a Kilmarnock nichtcap, price elevenpence happeny, frae Mr. Weft, and paid him wi 'part of the very note that brocht on the ferly I hae just been relating.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various
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"Fra 'witches and warlocks," I solemnly intoned, "fra 'wurricoos and evil speerits, and fra' a 'ferly things that wheep and gang bump in the nicht, Guid Lord deliver us!"
The Prairie Wife Arthur Stringer 1912
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Lord, ye'll have all the folk staring as if we were some ferly.
Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago Margaret 1891
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It is nae mair ferly [137] to see a woman greit than to see a goose go barefit.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Ramsay, Edward B 1874
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'Weel, lassie, I reckon that wasna ony ferly (_strange occurrence_)!
Heather and Snow George MacDonald 1864
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Seems ferly fair to all admiring orbs * You seemly body wi 'the slender throat.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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By Allah, ne'er beheld my eyes a face so ferly fair * Amid mankind whoever are, Arab or Ajamí.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Ho thou in lover's loving ferly fair, * Cut is the road for those
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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At nausrht they'll ferly; senseless tales believe.
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By Allah, ne’er beheld my eyes a face so ferly fair
fbharjo commented on the word ferly
simply wonderful
September 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word ferly
Chiefly Scots.
May 27, 2018