Play Audio -ly Play Audio Play Audio Play Audio Play Audio Suffix -LY is a consonant suffix. It is added to the end of a base word and means “in a certain way.” This changes the base word to describe how something is done, as in “bold” to “boldly”. Suffix /Lē/, Suffix /Lē/, Suffix /Lē/, boldly Play Audio Play Audio -/Lē/ -ly clear -ly