bienly adv.
very well, excellently.
Muses Delight 177: The brimstone she wheedled so bienly. | ‘A Cant Song’||
Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue ms. additions n.p.: Bienly excellently from bien French. She wheedled so bienly. She coaxed or flattered so cleverly. | ||
Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (3rd edn). | ||
Lex. Balatronicum. | ||
Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 9 Nov. 216: Else quick I’d cross and bienly dub the jigger. | ||
Sl. Dict. (1890). |