letterly
adverb
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adj
Etymology: From Middle English letterly, equivalent to letter + -ly.
- Befitting or characterised by letters (posted messages).
“The context, it is worth noting, is a letterly one of postoffices, envelopes, and mailings.”
“At times Faulkner wrote himself into his fiction by the letter writers he created; and often enough he wrote himself out of it by the content and style of their miswritten letters. The juxtaposition of his literary and letterly writing is revealing of both canons.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English letterly, equivalent to letter + -ly.
- In a manner befitting or denoting letters; to the letter; precisely.
“Christian Scientists, all over the world, who are letterly fit and specially spiritually fitted for teachers, can teach annually three classes only. They shall teach from the Christian Science textbook.”