wrothly

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English wrāþlīċe; by surface analysis, wroth (“wrathful”) +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== wrothely, wrotlie, wroþely, wroþli, wroþly wraðeliche, wraðliche, wroðeliche (Early Middle English); wradliche, wrodliche, wroþliche (Laȝamon's Brut); wraþeliȝ (Ormulum) wroþlich (East Saxon); wrothelich (Ireland); wortþeliche, wroþeliche (Southern) wrathli, wrathly (Northern); wraithly (Early Scots) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwrɔ̝ːðliː/, /ˈwrɔ̝ːθliː/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈwrɑːðlit͡ʃə/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈwraːðliː/, /ˈwraːθliː/ (Northern) ==== Adverb ==== wrothly Wrathfully, angrily; with anger. Synonym: wrothe Fiercely, violently; with violence. Synonym: wrothe Poorly, badly; in a bad way. Synonym: wrothe (rare) Sadly; with sadness. ===== Descendants ===== Middle Scots: wraithly ===== References ===== “wrōthlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “wrothly, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Etymology 2 === Probably formed anew from wroth (“wrathful”) +‎ -ly (adjectival suffix), though compare Old English wrāþlīċ. First attested in c. 1400. ==== Alternative forms ==== wrathli (Northern) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwrɔ̝ːðliː/, /ˈwrɔ̝ːθliː/ IPA(key): /ˈwraːðliː/, /ˈwraːθliː/ (Northern) ==== Adjective ==== wrothly Furious, raging; violently angry. ===== References ===== “wrōthlī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “wrothly, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.