poetly

English

Etymology

From poet +‎ -ly.

Adjective

poetly (comparative more poetly, superlative most poetly)

  1. Of or relating to a poet
    • 1756, Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, The Works of Ben Jonson:
      Yes, upon your pate, your poetly pate, and your law pate too.
    • 1984, Ezra Pound, Dorothy Pound, Omar S. Pound, Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear, Their Letters, 1909-1914:
      A wonderful (bad) new novel by our poetly cousin, Harty - I'm in it as an innocent girl of 19 called Fay: who was on the whole tactful but washy.

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