angely
English
Etymology
From angel + -y. Compare West Frisian ingelich (“angelic”).
Adjective
angely (comparative more angely, superlative most angely)
- (informal) Like or resembling an angel; angellike.
- 2016, Mohammed Qazzaz, The Little Muslim In The House, page 38:
- No one can see the angels in their real form, it's harder than to look directly to the sun, but in Islam we believe that the roosters can see the angels in their angely shape.
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Noun
angely