What does featly mean?
Featly means (archaic, dialectal) Properly; suitably..
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/ˈfiːt.li/ · adverb
(archaic, dialectal) Properly; suitably..
Why may not a man beare himselfe betweene enemies featly [translating commodément] and faithfully?
He had alſo ſet a prieſt of his and a ſeculer ſeruaunt of his beſyde to by [buy] many of the ſame ſuyte [of books], & double and treble of one ſorte, whiche were by thẽ [them] vttred to diuers yonge ſcholers ſuch as thei founde properly witted, feately lerned, and newfangly mynded.
[…] Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.
Use featly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Featly means (archaic, dialectal) Properly; suitably..
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Why may not a man beare himselfe betweene enemies featly [translating commodément] and faithfully?
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