deliverly
English
Etymology
Adverb
deliverly (comparative more deliverly, superlative most deliverly)
- (obsolete) actively, quickly or nimbly
- 1613–1614, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, “The Two Noble Kinsmen”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act III, scene v:
- Swim with your bodies, / And carry it sweetly and deliverly.
References
- “deliverly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.