adv. [f. TURKISH a. + -LY2.] In a Turkish way or manner.

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1611.  Speed, Hist. Gt. Brit., IX. ix. § 29. Seeing the Great Emperour Fredericke … so Turkishly in his absence deposed from his owne Empire by the Pope.

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1662.  J. Sparrow, trans. Behme’s Rem. Wks., 2nd Apol. Tylcken, 56. They live Turkishly, and more then Turkishly or Heathenishly.

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1828.  Southey, in Q. Rev., Oct., 556. The Pope himself, if he were Turkishly inclined.

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  So Turkishness, Turkish quality or conduct; addiction to what is Turkish.

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1545.  Ascham, Toxoph., I. (Arb.), 81. A more Turkishnesse and more beastlye blynde barbarousnesse.

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1701.  J. Sage, Wks. (1847), II. 52. The Turkishness of the Government whether in Church or State I do confess.

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1814.  Southey, Lett. (1856), II. 382. The Turkishness of the writer is sometimes very comical.

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1897.  Westm. Gaz., 24 Aug., 1/3. The Turkishness of the Turk might make him restive under England’s controlling advice.

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