-ly
-ly , suffix
[Old English -lich, Anglo-Saxon -lic, orig. the same word as English like, a. See Like, a.]
A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting likeness or resemblance; as, housewifely duties.
-ly , suffix
[Old English -lich, Anglo-Saxon -lic, orig. the same word as English like, a. See Like, a.]