choicely

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CHOICELY, adverb 1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference; with exact choice; as a band of men choicely collected. 2. Valuably; excellently; preferably; curiously. 3. With great care; carefully; as a thing choicely preserved.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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