crowly
Syllables: crow·lyUK/ˈkɹəʊ.li/US/ˈkɹoʊ.li/
crowly adjective: of, relating to, or resembling a crow or crows; crowlike; corvid.
Adjective
crowly (comparative more crowly, superlative most crowly)
- Of, relating to, or resembling a crow or crows; crowlike; corvid.
- [Although we can thus write of a crow's voice with the pen of levity, we are still sorry when we think that that crowly organ is never ... bird.]1867, Hugh Rowley, Puniana: or, Thoughts wise and other-wise
- Noisy music drifted out of the screened window of the bar, but under it I could hear the crickets and the repetitions of a whippoorwill and under that again the crowly croaking of the bullfrogs in the reeds along the water's edge.1989, Ted Wood, Corkscrew
Forms of crowly
| comparative | more crowly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most crowly |
Origin of crowly
From crow + -ly.
Questions about crowly
- What does crowly mean?
- Crowly means of, relating to, or resembling a crow or crows; crowlike; corvid.
- What part of speech is crowly?
- Crowly is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce crowly?
- Crowly is pronounced /ˈkɹəʊ.li/ (UK).
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