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plightly

plightly

English

Adverb

plightly ‎(comparative plightlier or more plightly, superlative plightliest or most plightly)

  1. Dangerously; with peril.

Etymology

From Middle English plihtliche, from Old English *plihtlīċe ‎(“dangerously”), from plihtlīċ ‎(“dangerous, perilous”), equivalent to plight +‎ -ly.

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