deliverly

English

Etymology

From deliver +‎ -ly.

Adverb

deliverly (comparative more deliverly, superlative most deliverly)

1. (obsolete) actively, quickly or nimbly
   • 1613–1614, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, “The Two Noble Kinsmen”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act III, scene v:

     Swim with your bodies, / And carry it sweetly and deliverly.

References

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