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Lawny vs Lawly - What's the difference?

lawny | lawly |

As adjectives the difference between lawny and lawly

is that lawny is made of lawn or fine linen while lawly is pertaining to or adhering to the law; lawful; legal.

lawny

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Made of lawn or fine linen.
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
    • When a plum'd fanne may shade thy chalked face, / And lawny strips thy naked bosome grace.
  • Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.
  • * T. Warton
    • Musing through the lawny park.

    lawly

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lawelyche, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Pertaining to or adhering to the law; lawful; legal.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) laweliche, .

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Lawfully; legally.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) lawly, Northern variant of (etyl) lowly, louly, louelich, equivalent to . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (Scotland)