thingly
The English word “thingly” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Pertaining to the substance of a work, separate from what is conveyed; material, substantive.
- Actual; real; substantial.
Etymology
From Middle English thingli, þingly; equivalent to thing + -ly. For sense development, compare Latin reālis.
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