Christly

English

Etymology

From Christ +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaɪstli/

Adjective

Christly (comparative more Christly, superlative most Christly)

1. Christlike
   • 1858, Horace Bushnell, Sermons for the New Life:

     The design was, it would seem, to prepare a Christly past, to show whole ages of faith populated with men who were able, coming after their Master and bearing his cross, to suffer with him […]

Derived terms

• Christliness

Adverb

Christly (not comparable)

1. (informal) Extremely; very.
   • 1986, The Malahat Review, numbers 73-76, page 104:

     It is Christly hot. She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand.

References

• “Christly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.