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Definition of Longly
1. adv. With longing desire.
Definition of Longly
1. Adverb. (obsolete) With longing desire. ¹
2. Adverb. For a long time; wearisomely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Longly
1. for a considerable distance [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longly
Literary usage of Longly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts by George Francis Dow (1913)
"William longly. For the forfeiture of a bond of arbitration of 10H. Verdict for
plaintiff. Court moderated the bond, and all the line between them to be as ..."
2. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"Don't mind length, at least only write longly about yourself. The cocks that
awake you; everything of that sort is very interesting. ..."
3. Manual of Botany for North America: Containing Generic and Specific by Amos Eaton (1836)
"H. ( ) somewhat stemless; leaves longly petioled, ... A. longly petioled; segments
remote, obovate, or lance-obovate, acute, gash-serrate; ..."
4. The Early Records of Groton, Massachusetts: 1662-1707 by Groton (Mass.), Groton, Mass, Samuel Abbott Green (1880)
"... on the land of James Roberts, west northerly on the land of William longly,
... more or lesse, bounded south-easterly w* y* medow of William longly, ..."
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