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Definition of Stalely
1. adv. In a state stale manner.
Definition of Stalely
1. Adverb. In a stale manner. ¹
2. Adverb. (obsolete) of old; long since ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stalely
1. stale [adv] - See also: stale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stalely
Literary usage of Stalely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... so apt for his method of inlaying an ode with mythical subjects, or when he
compares ihc opening of a song lo the front of a stalely building (01. vi. ..."
2. Atkinson's Casket by Samuel Coate Atkinson (1839)
"For some time they advanced in silence, but on approaching a stalely cedar,
remarkable for its height and foliage, Eliza said : •• Let us hail this tree ..."
3. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and Improvements of by Abel Boyer (1833)
"PUMPER, роя-pa, vn & a. to pump. ,. great pump or stale, pom^usly, stalely. ...
a«!j. pompous, stalely, glorious, magnificent, ..."
4. The poetical works of sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1827)
"... A stalely warrior p-is>'d In-low; But when he raised his plumed head— Blessed
Mary! can it be*— Secure, ..."