English Explanatory Dictionary

tidely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Cleverly; smartly; bravely; quickly; speedily; soon.
  2. At each tide; each time the tide comes in; tidally.

Word forms

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Etymology

From Middle English tidely, tydely, tidliche, from Old English tīdlīċe (“for a time; temporarily; conveniently; seasonably; in time; early; soon; quickly”), equivalent to tide + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedelk, Dutch tijdelijk, German Low German tiedelk, German zeitlich, Danish tidlig, Icelandic tíðlegur.

Related words

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