different between landly vs laidly

landly

English

Etymology

From land +? -ly. Cognate with German ländlich (rural).

Adjective

landly (comparative more landly, superlative most landly)

  1. (nonstandard) Of or pertaining to land or the land; terrestrial; rural; rustic.
    • 1832, Railway locomotives and cars: Volume 1:
      [] and which is successful, we think, in giving an agreeable impression of the landly and hospitable people of whom it treats.

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laidly

English

Etymology

Compare French laid (ugly).

Adjective

laidly (comparative more laidly, superlative most laidly)

  1. (Britain, Scotland, dialect) ugly; loathsome
    • W. Howitt
      this laidly and loathsome worm

Anagrams

  • Dailly

laidly From the web:

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