gradely
/ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/adjective, adverb
gradely is spelled G-R-A-D-E-L-Y: 7 letters. As an adjective, gradely means “decent, well-meaning, respectable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gradely?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-D-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gradely?
- /ˈɡɹeɪdlɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gradely
- gradelier comparative
- gradeliest superlative
- grathely
- graadly
- greadly
- greadley
- graidly
- graidely
- graideley
- graithly
- grathly
- graithlie
- graithlye
- grathlie
- graythlie
- more gradely comparative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gradely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
decent, well-meaning, respectable
- 2
excellent
- 3
handsome, fair
- 4
real, proper
adverb
- 1
properly, really
- 2
UKobsoletereadily, speedily
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gradely come from?
From earlier graithly, from Middle English graythely, greiþli, greiðlic, from Old Norse greiðligr, equivalent to graith + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).