English Explanatory Dictionary

selly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rare; wonderful; admirable
adv
  1. Wonderfully, wondrously.
noun
  1. A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛli/

Word forms

selly sellier more selly selliest most selly silly sillie sellies

Etymology

From Middle English selly, selly, sellich, from Old English sellīċ, seldlīċ (“rare, strange, wondrous”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldalīk, from Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz, equivalent to seld + -ly. Cognate with Scots selly, silly (“approved, good, worthy”), Old Saxon seldlīk (“rare, wonderful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (sildaleiks, “wonderful”).

Synonyms

infrequent scarce uncommon impressive unbelievable enchanting
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