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godly

/ˈɡɒdli/GAHD-lee
/ˈɡɑdli/GAHD-lee

Meaninglike a god; devout

Common meaning: religious and good-living

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishgodsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgodsource
  3. Englishgod‘a deity’
  4. Englishformed in English from godgodly‘religious and good-living’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from god + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), GOD, p.238 · scan

Source words

  • god Old English · source word “a god, God”

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