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cloisterly

cloisterly adjective: characteristic of, or suitable for, a cloister.

Adjective

cloisterly (comparative more cloisterly, superlative most cloisterly)

  1. Characteristic of, or suitable for, a cloister.
    Synonyms:
    cloistral

Synonyms of cloisterly

Forms of cloisterly

comparativemore cloisterly
superlativemost cloisterly

Origin of cloisterly

From cloister + -ly.

Questions about cloisterly

What does cloisterly mean?
Cloisterly means characteristic of, or suitable for, a cloister.
What part of speech is cloisterly?
Cloisterly is an adjective.

Words near cloisterly in the dictionary

  1. cloisteresses
  2. cloistering
  3. cloisterism
  4. cloisterless
  5. cloisterlike
  6. cloisterly
  7. cloisters
  8. cloistral
  9. cloistre
  10. cloistres
  11. cloistress

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