† slavelyadv.
Obsolete—1.
After the manner of slaves; oppressively.
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tyrantlyc1470
tyrannicly1539
tyrannously?1542
slavely1553
tyrannically1560
tyranniously1608
slavishly1621
oppressively1650
grindingly1828
inquisitorially1830
1553 W. Turner in J. Strype Eccl. Mem. III. i. iv. 49 If ye saw..how slavely and bondly they handle the rest of the Clergy.
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adv.1553- a penny for your thoughts
- a penny in the forehead
- a penny saved is a penny gained
- a penny soul never came to twopence
- a penny up goes the donkey
- a per se
- a per se a
- a perfect, a total, an utter stranger
- a person of a far fetch
- a person of confidence
- a person's advantage
- a person's an etc writ does not run
- a person's an organization's writ does not run
- a person's beard
- a person's bread always falls butter side down
- a person's bread always falls butter side up
- a person's bread always falls buttered side down
- a person's bread always falls buttered side up
- a person's business
- a person's cockloft is empty
- a person's cockloft is unfurnished
- a person's cost
- a person's days are numbered
- a person's discredit
- a person's etc writ runs