GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   -ly (?) suff. [OE. -lich, AS. -lic, orig. the same word as E. like, a. See Like, a.] A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting likeness or resemblance; as, “housewifely duties”.
   
   Syn. -- -ish(postnominal), -y(postnominal).
   
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