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CHURCHLY
Definition of CHURCHLY
adjective
Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English *chirchely, *chirchelich, from Old English ċiriclīċ (“ecclesiastical”), equivalent to church + -ly. Cognate with Scots kirkly (“ecclesiastical”), Dutch kerkelijk (“ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical”), German kirchlich (“ecclesiastical, religious, ecclesiastic”), Swedish kyrklig (“ecclesiastical”). Compare also churchlike.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,175)
branch · 22.7% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Dutch, German, Scots, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHURCHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHURCHLY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CCHHLRUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and H appear more than once.
Words that start CHURCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHURCHLY?
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