Choicely

Choicely
Choicely Choice"ly, adv. 1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference. ``A band of men collected choicely, from each county some.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently. ``Choicely good.'' --Walton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • choicely — adverb see choice II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • choicely — See choice. * * * …   Universalium

  • choicely — adverb In a choice manner …   Wiktionary

  • choicely — adv. by means of selection, through choice …   English contemporary dictionary

  • choicely — choice·ly …   English syllables

  • choicely — adverb Etymology: Middle English choisly, from chois, adjective + ly : in a choice manner: a. : with care in choosing : carefully, discriminatingly b …   Useful english dictionary

  • Collect — Col*lect (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Collected — Collect Col*lect (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Collecting — Collect Col*lect (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To collect one's self — Collect Col*lect (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t., {Cull}, v. t.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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