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ally Ally a11y English Alternative forms en ⠠⠽ Braille Etymology en :inh enm:-ally<ety:af<-al<id:adjectival suffix>><-ly<id:adverbial>>> 1 en ine-pro *leyg- like From en enm -ally, enm -alliche, a combination equivalent to en -al adjectival suffix + en -ly adverbial suffix. The Middle English suffix was originally non-productive, and was from -ly adverbs based on nouns ending an -al. In modern usage the suffix has been reanalyzed and is now treated as a separate, productive suffix. Pronunciation en /li/ unusual /ə.li/ en -ly Suffix en -ly adverbial suffix, used with adjectives ending in en -ic. Usage notes Three cases should be distinguished: 1.) adjectives in en -ic, such as en basic, which take the suffix en -ally to form adverbs; 2.) adjectives in en -ical, like en whimsical, which take the suffix en -ly; 3.) other adjectives in en -al, like en original, which take the suffix en -ly. Cases 1 and 2 are generally pronounced /-ɪkli/, while case 3 tends to have an extra syllable: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəli/. Only case 1 is strictly an example of the present lemma. The main exceptions to the rule that adjectives in en -ic form adverbs in en -ally are en public, where en publicly is much more common than en publically, and en politic, where en politicly differs in meaning from en politically. Derived terms en Anagrams en ally Lyla y'all ya'll yall en productive suffixes