YOUNGLY

Etymology 1

Adjective

youngly (comparative more youngly, superlative most youngly)

(archaic) Like a young person or thing; young; youthful.

Synonyms

• juvenile, youngsome; see also young

Etymology 2

Adverb

youngly (comparative more youngly, superlative most youngly)

(archaic) While young; as a youth.

(rare) In a young or youthful manner; youthfully

Synonyms

• (as a youth)

• (youthfully): See also youthfully

Source: Wiktionary


Young"ly, a. Etym: [AS. geonglic.]

Definition: Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. [Obs.] Shak.

Young"ly, adv.

1. In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life. [Obs.] Shak.

2. Ignorantly; weakly. [R.]

YOUNG

Young, a. [Compar. Younger; superl. Youngest.] Etym: [OE. yung, yong, , , AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva, juven. Junior, Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth.]

1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn. For he so young and tender was of age. Chaucer. "Whom the gods love, die young," has been too long carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live young forever. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.

2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree. While the fears of the people were young. De Foe.

3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this. Shak.

Young, n.

Definition: The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively. [The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed Their callow young. Milton. With young, with child; pregnant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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