Sekirov Dictionary

gradely

/ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/

adjective 4
adverb 2
forms 4

adjective4

•
(Northern-England) decent, well-meaning, respectable
- My work has meant travelling the world over, to great places and small, but home to me always means Rochdale and its gradely folk. — 1956
•
excellent
- Yo're well off to ha' Betsy Ogden comin' in; she's a gradely worker. — 1881
real, proper
•
handsome, fair
- This is a hard road for a gradely foot like that. Will ye up, lass, and ride behind me? — 1863

adverb2

properly, really
(UK, no longer used) readily, speedily

forms

gradelier · more gradely · gradeliest · most gradely

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