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Definition of Gradely
1. a. Decent; orderly.
Definition of Gradely
1. Adjective. (Northern England) of a person; decent, well-meaning, respectable ¹
2. Adjective. excellent ¹
3. Adjective. handsome, fair ¹
4. Adjective. real, proper ¹
5. Adverb. properly, really ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gradely
1. decent [adj GRADELIER, GRADELIEST] - See also: decent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gradely
Literary usage of Gradely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"gradely. (1" S. ii. 334.) I think few of your Lancashire correspondents can have
... It is far " gradely " is not synonymous with " decent," which is ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"A gradely road " is a properly formed road, or a public road as ... A gradely
woman." At Hyde " a gradely mon " implies that the man is a right good fellow. ..."
3. A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect by John Howard Nodal, George Milner (1875)
"For when hoo's gradely donned, hoo'll look l865- As grand as th' queen o' ...
Its noan like gradely wark. GRAIN, sb. the prong of a fork. n., cxvi., p. 142. ..."
4. A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester by Robert Holland (1886)
"MACCLESFIELD, HYDE. " Agra/lefy woman." At Hyde " a gradely mon ... Yo dunna do
it gradely." GRAF or GRAFT, s. the depth of a spade in digging. ..."
5. Salopia Antiqua: Or, An Enquiry from Personal Survey Into the 'druidical by Charles Henry Hartshorne (1841)
"gradely, adv. gently, moderately, by degrees. Ex. " Tak it gradely^ Teut. ...
gradely, adj. respectable, moderate. Ex. " A gradely man. ..."
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