Seely (band)
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Etymology


}, "blessed", (attested only in form ), from . Cognate with West Frisian , Dutch , German . Developed into .

Adjective



  1. Lucky, fortunate.
  2. Innocent; harmless.
  3. Pitiable, deserving of sympathy; poor, miserable.
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 57:
      Whereas the poore, the banished, and seely servants, live often as carelesly and as pleasantly as the other.
  4. Trifling, insignificant.
  5. Silly, foolish.
 
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