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godly.

Of or pertaining to a god

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɑdli/General-American/ˈɡɒdli/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or pertaining to a god

    her godly powers = her superhuman powers
  2. Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.

  3. Gloriously good.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English godly From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).

adv/ˈɡɑdli/General-American/ˈɡɒdli/Received-Pronunciation
  1. In a godly manner; piously; devoutly; righteously.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós? Proto-Germanic *gudą Proto-West Germanic *god Old English god Middle English god English god Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English godly From god + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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