See Also: lively(medicine)
lively(1)(dictionary)
lively(2)(dictionary)
lively(dictionary)

lively(2) (iou)



lively adverb. OE.
[formed as LIFE noun + -LY2.]
So as to impart life. Only in OE.
As a living person or thing. LME-L16.
With animation, actively, briskly, nimbly, vigorously. Now chiefly in step lively, = look lively s.v. LIVELY adjective 4. LME.
b. With feeling. L16-M18.
In a lifelike manner; vividly. Now rare. LME.
b. Clearly, plainly. M16-L17.