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Gayly vs Gally - What's the difference?

gayly | gally |

As an adverb gayly

is cheerfully; in a gay manner.

As a noun gally is

.

As an adjective gally is

like gall; bitter as gall.

As a verb gally is

(obsolete|uk|dialect) to frighten; to worry.

gayly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
  • * {{quote-book, 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, chapter=The Tutor's Daughter, Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, page=266 citation
    • , passage=In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.}}
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow.

    Usage notes

    The meaning "in a homosexual manner", while an obvious derivation of the current primary meaning of gay, rarely appears, and when it does, it is typically used with an awareness of its rarity.

    gally

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (gallies)

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like gall; bitter as gall.
    • (Cranmer)

    Etymology 3

    See gallow (transitive verb).

    Verb

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To frighten; to worry.
    • (Webster 1913) ----