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brothelly

brothelly adjective: resembling or characteristic of a brothel.

Adjective

brothelly (comparative more brothelly, superlative most brothelly)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
    • He led them on a tour: the ballroom with giant black chandelier, a dining room decorated with suits of armour and mounted deers'^([sic]) heads, more luxurious gaming parlours, a succession of brothelly bedrooms decorated with gilt and fur.2015, Charlotte Grimshaw, Starlight Peninsula
    • The actual brothelly bits are obviously much quieter and more private, most of the time. But nobody's forcing anyone to do anything they don't want to.2016, Bardic Web Writers, Lineage

Forms of brothelly

comparativemore brothelly
superlativemost brothelly

Origin of brothelly

From brothel + -y.

Questions about brothelly

What does brothelly mean?
Brothelly means resembling or characteristic of a brothel.
What part of speech is brothelly?
Brothelly is an adjective.

Words near brothelly in the dictionary

  1. brothelgoer
  2. brothelgoers
  3. brothelkeeper
  4. brothelkeepers
  5. brothellike
  6. brothelly
  7. brothelry
  8. brothels
  9. brother
  10. brother chip
  11. brother from another mother

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