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catawampusly

catawampusly adverb: in a catawampus manner.

Adverb

catawampusly (comparative more catawampusly, superlative most catawampusly)

  1. In a catawampus manner.

Forms of catawampusly

comparativemore catawampusly
superlativemost catawampusly

Origin of catawampusly

From catawampus + -ly.

Questions about catawampusly

What does catawampusly mean?
Catawampusly means in a catawampus manner.
What part of speech is catawampusly?
Catawampusly is an adverb.

Words near catawampusly in the dictionary

  1. catawampously
  2. catawamptious
  3. catawamptiously
  4. catawampus
  5. catawampuses
  6. catawampusly
  7. catawba
  8. Catawba County
  9. Catawban
  10. Catawbans
  11. catawbas

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