• Eyely

    Origin

    From eye + -ly.

    Full definition of eyely

    Adjective

    eyely

    1. Visible or apparent to the eye; evident; obvious.
      • 1892, Creedmore Fleenor, Thought throbs:Ofttimes we look upon an eyely prize, And conjure means by which we may obtain That morsel for ourself; ...
      • 1903, Oxford Journals (Firm), Notes and queries:... and I quoted a few places where the first part of my accusation is capable of "eyely and euident demonstration,' to use a phrase of Leicarraga's time.

    Adverb

    eyely

    1. Obviously; evidently; apparently.
      • 1871, Tom Hood, Frances Freeling Broderip, The works of Thomas Hood:He was eyely delited at the site you may be sure but Becky being timersome shut her eyes all the time she was seeing it.
      • 1883, MOONSHINE:Eyely probable. — The Speaker told the hon. member for Eye that "every time he opened his mouth he appeared to be trifling with the House."
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