Definitions
That is to say; specifically.
Word origin
From Middle English namely, nameliche, namelike, equivalent to name + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian nämmelk, West Frisian nammentlik, Dutch namelijk, German Low German nämlich, German nämlich, Danish nemlig, Swedish nämligen, Icelandic nefnilega.
Used in a sentence
“Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry.”
“There are three ways to do it, namely the right way, the wrong way and the Army way.”
“[…] and certainly there was no namelier king in Scotland for building churches and developing the communities of the land into free towns or burghs.”
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