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.
1819. Blackw. Mag., IV. 730. Scan ye near Those boldly lineaments.