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† ˈpressly, adv. Obs. Also 6 precely, 7 presly. [f. press a. + -ly2; in sense 1 perh. short for expressly.] 1. ? Expressly.
a1518Skelton Magnyf. 2577 This mater we haue mouyd, you myrthys to make, Precely purposyd vnder pretence of play. 2. Concisely; precisely, exactly.
1636B. Jonson Discov., Dominus Verulamius, No man ever spake more neatly, more presly, more weightily. 1642H. More Song Soul ii. ii. ii. xxviii, Still more presly this point to pursue. a1675Lightfoot Rem. (1700) 48 Study them pressly, for they are of infinite sweetness and satisfaction. |