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Youthful vs Youngly - What's the difference?

youthful | youngly |

As adjectives the difference between youthful and youngly

is that youthful is young or seeming young while youngly is (obsolete) like a young person or thing; young; youthful.

As an adverb youngly is

(obsolete) while young; as a youth.

youthful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Young or seeming young.
  • Characteristic of young people.
  • Synonyms

    * lively * sprightly * spry * young

    Derived terms

    * youthful river

    youngly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete) While young; as a youth.
  • And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st — Shakespeare.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Like a young person or thing; young; youthful.
  • (Shakespeare)