nycely

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nysely, nyslye, nyseliche, niseliche

Etymology

From nyce +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːs(ə)liː/, /ˈniːs(ə)lit͡ʃ(ə)/

Adverb

nycely

1. idiotically, ridiculously (in a way indicating idiocy)
2. (rare) lazily, slothfully (in a way indicative of laziness)
3. (rare) excessively, vainly, proudly
4. (rare) immorally, carnally
5. (rare) daintily
   • [1480], [William Caxton], [Chronicles of England], [folio 118, verso]:

     And the women moꝛe nyſely yet paſſed the men ın aray and coꝛıouſloker foꝛ they weꝛe ſo ſtꝛeẏt clothed that they let hang fox taılles ſowed byneth wythyn hır clothes foꝛ to hele and hıde heꝛ arſez the whıch dıſgnyſynges and pꝛıde ꝑauentuꝛe aftırwaꝛd brought foꝛth and encauſed meny myſhappes and meſchıefs ın the Reame of Englond

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Descendants

• English: nicely
• Scots: nicely

References

• “nīcelī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.