Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
hooly or hu·ly [hoo-lee, hy-lee]Scot. ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- cautious; gentle.
adverb
- cautiously; gently.
Origin of hooly 1300–50; Middle English holy, apparently Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hōfligr moderate Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for hooly Historical Examples of hooly
All hooly ‘postles and ‘vangellers, pray for us poor sinners!
E. D. E. N. Southworth
Exaltation of the holy Crosse29 is sayd / bycause that on this daye the hooly crosse & faythe were gretely enhaunced/.
The Legendary History of the Cross
John Ashton
And then Heracle commaunded hym all to god and to the hooly crosse wyth all the devocion that he myght.
The Legendary History of the Cross
John Ashton
And thenne the Jewe brought the Crysten man to the pytte / and then they drewe oute that hooly ymage /.
The Legendary History of the Cross
John Ashton
And here foloweth the noble tale of the Sancgreal that called is the hooly vessel.’
P. B. M. Allan
