ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gradely

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Gradely is an adjective meaning (Northern England, of a person) decent, well-meaning, respectable.

Meaning

(Northern England, of a person) decent, well-meaning, respectable.

More Meanings

  1. excellent
  2. handsome, fair
  3. real, proper
  4. properly, really
  5. (UK, regional, obsolete) readily, speedily

Example Sentences

Yo're well off to ha' Betsy Ogden comin' in; she's a gradely worker.
This is a hard road for a gradely foot like that. Will ye up, lass, and ride behind me?
My work has meant travelling the world over, to great places and small, but home to me always means Rochdale and its gradely folk.

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Related dictionary entries include menseful, becoming, farantly, right-minded, honest, gentle.

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