-ly

I. adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -līc, -lic; akin to Old High German -līh, -lic, Old English līc body — more at like 1. like in appearance, manner, or nature ; having the characteristics of <

queenly

> <

fatherly

> 2. characterized by regular recurrence in (specified) units of time ; every <

hourly

> <

weekly

> II. adverb suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -līce, -lice, from -līc, adjective suffix 1. a. in a (specified) manner <

slowly

> b. at a (specified) time interval <

annually

> 2. from a (specified) point of view <

eschatologically

> 3. with respect to <

partly

> 4. to a (specified) degree <

relatively

> 5. in a (specified) place in a series <

secondly

>