Christly

Christly

English

Etymology

From Christ +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹaɪstli/

Adjective

Christly (comparative more Christly, superlative most Christly)

  1. Christlike
    • 1858, Horace Bushnell, Sermons for the New Life:
      The design was, it would seem, to prepare a Christly past, to show whole ages of faith populated with men who were able, coming after their Master and bearing his cross, to suffer with him […]

Derived terms

Adverb

Christly (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Extremely; very.
    • 1986, The Malahat Review, numbers 73-76, page 104:
      It is Christly hot. She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand.

References

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