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Folly vs Felly - What's the difference?

folly | felly |

As nouns the difference between folly and felly

is that folly is foolishness while felly is the outer rim of a wheel, supported by the spokes.

As an adverb felly is

fiercely, harshly.

folly

English

Noun

(follies)
  • .
    • This is a war of folly .
  • Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
    • The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
  • A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
    • A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly .
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    • Related terms

    * fool * foolery * foolish

    felly

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) fely, from (etyl) felge, dative of felg, from (etyl) 'to creep, crawl').

    Noun

    (fellies)
  • The outer rim of a wheel, supported by the spokes.
  • * 1602 , , act 2 scene 2 lines 426-430:
    • all you Gods, / In generall Synod take away her power: / Breake all the Spokes and Fallies from her wheele [...].
  • * 1922 , :
    • The felly harshed against the curbstone: stopped.

    Alternative forms

    * felloe

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Fiercely, harshly.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.vi:
    • Ioues'' dreaded thunder light / Does scorch not halfe so sore, nor damned ghoste / In flaming ''Phlegeton does not so felly roste.
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