† Boldly a.

Obs. Also 3 baldli, 4 baldeli. [f. BOLD a. + -LY¹; cf. goodly.] Bold-looking.

a. 1300.  Cursor M., 16032 (Gött.). Wid a ful baldli chere. Ibid., 8541 (Trin.). He was a boldly bachilere.

1818.  Blackw. Mag., IV. 730/2. Scan ye near Those boldly lineaments.