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coalier

coalier is the comparative form of coaly.

Meaning of coaly

Adjective

coaly (comparative coalier, superlative coaliest)

  1. Resembling coal.
  2. Covered in, or containing, coal.
    • Nearer, I distinguished the green slime of ditches mixing with the pale drab of dried clay and shiny coaly patches.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 251

Questions about coalier

What is coalier the comparative form of?
Coalier is the comparative form of coaly.

Words near coalier in the dictionary

  1. coalhole
  2. coalholes
  3. coalhouse
  4. coalhouses
  5. coalie
  6. coalier
  7. coalies
  8. coaliest
  9. coalification
  10. coalifications
  11. coalified

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