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Holly vs Holily - What's the difference?

holly | holily |

As a noun holly

is any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

As a proper noun Holly

is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

As an adverb holily is

in a holy way; with sanctity.

holly

English

Noun

(hollies)
  • Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex , either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
  • The wood from this tree.
  • (with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

    • Derived terms

    * false holly * * holly olive * holly osmanthus * * Hollywood * sea holly

    holily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a holy way; with sanctity.
  • * Henry Wharton
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
    • there are some dispositions blame-worthy in men, which are yet, in a right sense, holily ascribed unto God; as unchangeableness, and irrepentance.
  • * 2010 , "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist , 14 Oct 2010:
    • The other [problem] is that, like Macbeth, what the president wants highly he also wants holily .