adv
Meaning 1
Fiercely, harshly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
felly
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfɛl.li/
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/ˈfɛli/
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noun
Meaning 2
The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: felloe
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: felloe
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: felloe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rim
History
Etymology
From Middle English felly, felli, fellich, equivalent to fell + -ly.
From Middle English fely, felow, felowe, felwe, felȝe, from Old English felg, from Proto-Germanic *felgō (compare Saterland Frisian feelge, Dutch velg, German Felge), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥ǵh- (compare Polish płoza (“sliding iron”), Old Church Slavonic пльзати (plĭzati, “to creep, crawl”)).