Morpheme
-ly
Type
suffix
Denotation
adjective suffix denoting “in a manner denoted by”
Etymology
Middle English -ly, -li, -lik, -lich, -like; Old English -līċe
Evidence
bodily, costly, deadly, early, earthly, friendly, ghastly, hourly, manly, monthly, stately, ugly, unlikely, womanly, worldly, yearly
