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bendly

bendly adjective: having a diagonal stripe; bendy.

Adjective

bendly (comparative bendlier or more bendly, superlative bendliest or most bendly)

  1. (obsolete) Having a diagonal stripe; bendy.
  2. (rare) Of, relating to, or resembling a bend.

Adverb

bendly (comparative bendlier or more bendly, superlative bendliest or most bendly)

  1. (obsolete) Bendwise; by bends.

Forms of bendly

Adjective
comparativebendlier
comparativemore bendly
superlativebendliest
superlativemost bendly
Adverb
comparativebendlier
comparativemore bendly
superlativebendliest
superlativemost bendly

Origin of bendly

From Middle English bendli, equivalent to bend + -ly.

Questions about bendly

What does bendly mean?
Bendly means having a diagonal stripe; bendy.
What part of speech is bendly?
Bendly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near bendly in the dictionary

  1. Bendixens
  2. Bendle
  3. bendless
  4. bendlet
  5. bendlets
  6. bendly
  7. Bendoc
  8. bendopnea
  9. Bendorf
  10. Bendorfs
  11. Bendoura

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