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Beely

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Meaning

(rare) Of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (rare) Of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian.
  2. (humorous, rare) In a beelike manner.
  3. Obsolete form of belie.

Example Sentences

As for bees, we cannot accuse them of silence, as the peculiar buzzing-sound they make in flying, [...] and which is so very agreeable to our ears when its gentle monotony enlivens the calm of the warm summer air, is, we may hope, a cheerful accompaniment to all beely labours, and as pleasant to those who make it as our voices are to us, […]
With their countenance' spaces / Planned for beely enterprise […]
His effort is to come as near 100 percent as is humanly (and beely) possible.
And were it not that I haue a desire in nothing to beely the author, and lesse will to leaue that which he had wrytten vpon the miserable end [...]

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What does beely mean?

Beely means (rare) Of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian..

What is a synonym for beely?

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How do you use beely in a sentence?

As for bees, we cannot accuse them of silence, as the peculiar buzzing-sound they make in flying, [...] and which is so very agreeable to our ears when its gentle monotony enlivens the calm of the warm summer air, is, we may hope, a cheerful accompaniment to all beely labours, and as pleasant to those who make it as our voices are to us, […]

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