hostlyadj.
/ˈhəʊstli/ Belonging or proper to a host; host-like.
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hostly1893
hostessy1930
1893 Star 6 June 1/7 To resume their hostly functions.
1894 Bedford Times 2 June 2/2 A hostly host and trusty citizen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1893- it so happens that
- it stands one upon
- it stands to etc reason
- it stands to good reason
- it stands to great reason
- it stands to reason
- it stands to sense
- it stands with etc reason
- it stands with good reason
- it stands with great reason
- it stands with reason
- it strikes me that
- it sufficeth me
- it takes all sorts
- it takes all sorts to make a world
- it takes one to know one
- it takes two to
- it takes two to tango
- it thaws
- it things look as if
- it thunders
- it wants of one
- it wants of one etc
- it wants of one two
- it was fun while it lasted