hooly | Word of the Day

October 23, 2018 hooly [hoo-lee, hy-lee] adverb 1. Scot. cautiously; gently. adjective 1. Scot. cautious; gentle. word-trends Locked Up Lingo: 8 Terms That Summarize Prison Slang arts-entertainment How Books Have Influenced Our Favorite Songs WORD OF THE DAY hooly continued... QUOTES Just to look that their tackle does not graze on the face o' the crag, and to let the chair down, and draw it up hoolly and fairly--we will halloo when we are ready. -- Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, 1816 ORIGIN Hooly in Scottish English is an adjective and adverb meaning "slow, cautious; slowly, cautiously." It comes from Middle English hōly, from Old Norse hófligr "moderate" or its adverb hófliga "moderately," derived from the noun hóf "moderation." Hooly often forms part of the phrase hooly and fairly (fairly meaning "gently, softly, steadily, cautiously"). Hooly entered English in the 14th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 This Week's Word of the Day Quiz Is A Real Humdinger Are you a limber linguaphile? Find out with this week's Word of the Day Quiz. If the quiz doesn't display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Interested in Words of the Day from the past? Check out this one that we brought to life …   Tell us your favorite word from this week below (and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter)! 2 Emasculate, Incel And Other Trending Words This Week A babywearing dad. A former White House photographer. A long-running TV show. What do they all have in common? Spots on the Dictionary.com Trending Words of the Week list! 3 Commonly Confused Idioms and The Correct Way To Say That For all intents and purposes, we want to nip in the bud these incorrect idioms that are not all one and the same. 4 Who Is Jack In Jack-o'-lantern, Anyway? Who, or what, is the namesake of this autumn tradition? 5 Is Online News Reliable? - Everything After Z by Dictionary.com Remember that time we learned that Facebook and Twitter acknowledged that the Russians posted fake news on their sites during the 2016 presidential election campaign ... it is estimated that the fake news spread to over 126 million Americans. Can we still trust what we read online? © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: alowms@gmail.com Subscriber since: April 09, 2015 Unsubscribe