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babily

babily adverb: in a babyish manner; childishly.

Adverb

babily (comparative more babily, superlative most babily)

  1. In a babyish manner; childishly.
    • Assuredly a Dudley Sowerby would be immensely startled to find his bride a young woman more than babily aware of the existence of one particular form of naughtiness on earth.1910, George Meredith, The Works of George Meredith, page 148

Forms of babily

comparativemore babily
superlativemost babily

Origin of babily

From baby + -ly.

Questions about babily

What does babily mean?
Babily means in a babyish manner; childishly.
What part of speech is babily?
Babily is an adverb.

Words near babily in the dictionary

  1. babillards
  2. babillion
  3. babillions
  4. Babilonia
  5. Babilonias
  6. babily
  7. Babin
  8. Babina Greda
  9. Babinda
  10. babine
  11. Babine-Witsuwitʼen

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