Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a bride; nuptial.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
bride ;nuptial .
Etymologies
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From Middle English *bridely, from Old English brȳdlīc, brȳdelīc ("bridal"), equivalent to bride + -ly.
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Examples
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The cock striking mine, the stalls bridely sign, there’s Zambosy waiting for Me!
Finnegans Wake 2006
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At 4 o’clock when his fire was burking bridely a Poleaseman had clubbed in to parse the time around.
In His Own Write John Lennon 2000
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