od," "jolly," "out and out." Its primary meaning is "orderly,
decently." (See Richardson's _Dictionary_.) The French have _grade_; It.
and Sp., _grado_; Lat. _gradus_.

AREDJID KOOEZ.

_Gradely._--This word, in use in Lancashire and Yorkshire, means
_grey-headedly_, and denotes such wisdom as should belong to old age. A
child is admonished to do a thing _gradely_, _i.e._ with the care and
caution of a person of experience.

E.H.

_Gradely._--In Webster's and also in Richardson's _Dictionaries_ it is
defined, "orderly, decently." It is a word in common use in Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and also Cheshire. A farmer will tell his men to do a thing
gradely, that is, "properly, well."

G.W.N.

_Gradely._--In Carr's _Craven Dialect_ appears "_Gradely_, decently." It is
also used as an adjective, "decent, worthy, respectable."

2. Tolerably well, "How isto?" "_Gradely._" Fr. _Gre_, "satisfaction"; _a
mon gre._

S.N.

_Gradely._--Holloway[3] derives _gradely_ from the Anglo-Saxon _Grade_, a
step, order, and defines its meaning, "decently." He, however, fixes its
paternity in the neighbouring county of York.

In Collier's edition of _Tim Bobbin_ it is spelt _greadly_, and means
"well, right, handsomely."

"I connaw tell the _greadly_, boh I think its to tell fok by."--p. 42.

"So I seete on restut meh, on drank meh pint o ele; boh as I'r naw
_greadly_ sleekt, I cawd for another," &c.--p. 45.

"For if sitch things must be done _greadly_ on os teh aught to bee,"
&c.--p. 59.

Mr. Halliwell[4] defined it, "decently, orderly, moderately," and gives a
recent illustration of its use in a letter addressed to Lord John Russell,
and distributed in the Manchester Free Trade Procession. It is dated from
Bury, and the writer says to his lordship,--

"Dunnot be fyert, mon, but rapt eawt wi awt uts reef, un us Berry
foke'll elp yo as ard as we kon. Wayn helps Robdin, un wayn elp yo, if
yoan set obeawt yur work _gradely_."

_Gradely._--I think this word is very nearly confined to Lancashire. It is
used both as an adjective and adverb. As an adjective, it expresses only a
moderate degree of approbation or satisfaction; as an adverb, its general
force is much greater. Thus, used adjectively in such phrases as "a gradely
man," "a gradely crop," &c., it is synonymous with "decent." In answer to
the question, "How d'ye do?" it means, "Pretty well," "Tolerable, thank
you."

Adverbially it is (1.) s