† sortlyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Of articles: That correspond or form a set.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective] > corresponding or matching > with others of the same kind
sortly1459
sorting1535
1459 Paston Lett. I. 474 iiij. platers, parcell of ix. platers not sortely.
1459 Paston Lett. I. 474 v. platers, not sortely.
2. Appropriate; suitable.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective]
goodeOE
rightOE
queemlOE
belonglOE
behovingc1175
limplyc1200
tidefula1300
avenantc1300
mackc1330
worthy1340
hemea1350
convenientc1374
seemlya1375
shapelyc1374
ablea1382
cordant1382
meetc1385
accordable1386
accordinga1387
appurtenantc1386
pertinentc1390
accordanta1393
likea1393
setea1400
throa1400
agreeablec1425
habilec1425
suitly1426
competentc1430
suiting1431
fitc1440
proportionablec1443
justc1450
congruent?a1475
cordinga1475
congruec1475
afferant1480
belonging1483
cordable1485
hovable1508
attainanta1513
accommodate1525
agreeing1533
respondent1533
opportunate?1541
appropriate1544
commode1549
familiar1553
apt1563
pliant1565
liable1570
sortly1570
competible1586
sortable1586
fitty1589
accommodable1592
congruable1603
affining1606
feated1606
suity1607
reputable1611
suited1613
idoneousa1615
matchable1614
suitablea1616
congruous1631
fitten1642
responsal1647
appropriated1651
adapt1658
mack-like1672
squared1698
homogeneous1708
applicable1711
unforeign1718
fitted1736
congenial1738
assorted1790
accommodatable1874
OK1925
1570 Wit & Science (1848) 46 Whereby I trust by my good Endever To that good Ladye, so sweete and so sortlye, A maryage betwene them ye shall see shortlye.
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† sortlyadv.
Obsolete. rare.
So as to agree or correspond; correspondingly, equally.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adverb] > so as to agree with another thing
accordinglyc1449
according1480
consonant1483
agreeing1526
consonantly1532
agreeably1534
suitably1548
agreeable1549
correspondently?a1560
sortly1566
agreeingly to1612
consentaneously1660
consistently1708
consistent1732
correspondingly1835
1566 Abp. M. Parker Let. 12 Apr. in Corr. (1853) (modernized text) 278 They be counted sortly learned with the best of them.
?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxix. 342 Here letters all: so sortely bound: do shew in mysterie: Eternall health: may sure be found: in scripture totallie.
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