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Soonly vs Moonly - What's the difference?

soonly | moonly |

As an adverb soonly

is (obsolete) soon.

As an adjective moonly is

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the moon; lunar.

soonly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (obsolete) soon
  • (Webster 1913)

    moonly

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Moon; lunar.
  • *1839 , James Silk Buckingham, John Sterling, Frederick Denison Maurice, The Athenæum :
  • Here and there were young moonly faces selling refreshments.
  • *1888 , Hiram Erastus Butler, The Esoteric :
  • Then, the regenerative process will be changed; the moonly' changes will begin to go the reverse way around the zodiac. Ladies will observe that the time of their ' moonly weakness will come one sign earlier or about two and a half days [...]
  • *1983 , Vy?sa, Vi?van?tha Cakravartin, Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati, Srimad Bh?gavatam of Sri Krishnadvaip?yana Vy?sa :
  • When the Gopis looked towards the fruit-laden trees lit up with the moonly light, the Gallant-lover remarked, "fruits I alone can reward and this is best congenial atmosphere to beg to to Me.
  • (by extension) Lunatic.