stalely
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteɪl.li/
Adverb
stalely (comparative more stalely, superlative most stalely)
- In a stale manner.
- (obsolete) Of old; long since.
- 1611, Ben[jamin] Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy, London: […] [William Stansby?] for Walter Burre, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
- Tut, all your promis'd mountains, And seas, I am so stalely acquainted with
Synonyms
- (of old): of yore, way back; see also Thesaurus:long ago
References
- “stalely”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Stalely”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.