Resembling or containing the characteristics of an adage; having the quality of a traditional saying or proverbial wisdom.
From adage + '-y' (adjective suffix). A rare or archaic variant describing language marked by proverbial or aphoristic qualities.
This quirky adjective never quite caught on—'proverbial' dominated instead—but 'adagy' reveals how English speakers in earlier centuries constantly tried different suffix combinations to describe the same idea.
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