dreely
English
editAlternative forms
edit- dreighly (Scotland)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English drely, dreȝly, dreghly, dryȝly, equivalent to dree + -ly. Cognate with Scots dreichly (“steadily, copiously”).
Adverb
editdreely (comparative dreelier or more dreely, superlative dreeliest or most dreely)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Highly; largely; nobly; earnestly.
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Slowly; tediously.