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colliest

colliest is the superlative form of colly.

Meaning of colly

Adjective

colly (comparative collier, superlative colliest)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Black as coal.
    • four colly birds1780, unknown author, Twelve Days of Christmas

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Questions about colliest

What is colliest the superlative form of?
Colliest is the superlative form of colly.

Words near colliest in the dictionary

  1. colliery
  2. Colliery Row
  3. collies
  4. collieshangie
  5. collieshangies
  6. colliest
  7. colliferous
  8. colliflower
  9. colliflowers
  10. colliform
  11. colligability

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