'-ly' definitions:
Definition of '-ly'
From: GCIDE
- -ly \-ly\suff. [OE. -lich, AS. -lic, orig. the same word as E. like, a. See Like, a.] A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting likeness or resemblance; as, housewifely duties.
- Syn: -ish(postnominal), -y(postnominal). [1913 Webster]