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adoors

adoors adverb: at the door, or through the door.

Adverb

adoors (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) At the door, or through the door.
    • He seem'd to find his way without his eyes,
      for out adoors he went without their help.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • But one of the flock-dogs took his time while they were busie, and ran out adoors with a shoulder of mutton.1657, Longus, “Daphnis and Chloe”, in George Thornley, transl., Book 3

Origin of adoors

From the obsolete preposition a and doors.

Questions about adoors

What does adoors mean?
Adoors means at the door, or through the door.
What part of speech is adoors?
Adoors is an adverb.

Words near adoors in the dictionary

  1. adonizes
  2. adonizing
  3. adontia
  4. Adoo
  5. Adoon
  6. adoors
  7. adopt
  8. adopt out
  9. adopt-a-versaries
  10. adopt-a-versary
  11. adoptabilities

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