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thingly

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed; material, substantive.

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Topics: art, arts, human-sciences, linguistics, philosophy, sciences

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adj

Meaning 2

Actual; real; substantial.

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History

Etymology

From Middle English thingli, þingly; equivalent to thing + -ly. For sense development, compare Latin reālis.