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clouterly

clouterly adjective: clumsy; awkward.

Adjective

clouterly (comparative more clouterly, superlative most clouterly)

  1. (obsolete) Clumsy; awkward.
    • I say that he seems to me to be so set, so prim, so affected, so mincing, yet so clouterly in his person, that I dare engage for thy opinion if thou dost justice to him, and to thyself, that thou never beheldest such another, except in a pier-glass.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCCXLVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...
    • Let us observe Spenser, with all his rusty obsolete words, with all his rough-hewn, clouterly verses.1856, E. Phillips, The Works of William Shakspere, Dramatic and Poetical

clouterly meaning in Tamil

clouterly in Tamil

அருவெறுப்பான

Forms of clouterly

comparativemore clouterly
superlativemost clouterly

Origin of clouterly

From clouter + -ly.

Questions about clouterly

What does clouterly mean?
Clouterly means clumsy; awkward.
What is clouterly in Tamil?
Clouterly in Tamil is அருவெறுப்பான. See Clouterly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clouterly?
Clouterly is an adjective.

Words near clouterly in the dictionary

  1. clouted
  2. clouted cream
  3. clouted creams
  4. clouted on
  5. clouter
  6. clouterly
  7. clouters
  8. cloutie
  9. clouties
  10. clouting
  11. clouting on

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