hooly

Etymology 1
From, from ,.

Adjective

 * 1)  Holy.

Derived terms

 * hooly dooly

Adverb

 * 1)  Wholly; all the way.


 * 1) * 1840, Joanna Baillie, Hooly and Fairly, Fugitive Verses, 1851, The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie, 2nd Edition, page 819,
 * O, gin my wife wad drink hooly and fairly!
 * 1)  Softly; carefully.

Adjective

 * 1) * 1380, John Wycliffe (translator), Matthew: I, Bible, 1810, The New Testament, page 4,
 * "enm"
 * "enm"

- But while he thougte these thingis: Lo the aungel of the Lord apperid in slep to him and seide Joseph the sone of David nyle thou drede to take Marie thy wyf, for that thing that is born in hir is of the hooly Goost.


 * 1) * late 14th c., . General Prologue: 17-18.
 * "enm"

- The hooly blisful martir for to seke That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seeke.