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cuckoldly

cuckoldly adverb: like or as a cuckold.

Adverb

cuckoldly (not comparable)

  1. Like or as a cuckold.

Adjective

cuckoldly (comparative more cuckoldly, superlative most cuckoldly)

  1. Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuckoldly.
  2. (obsolete) Contemptible; foolish, inept
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuckoldly.

Forms of cuckoldly

comparativemore cuckoldly
superlativemost cuckoldly

Origin of cuckoldly

From cuckold + -ly.

Questions about cuckoldly

What does cuckoldly mean?
Cuckoldly means like or as a cuckold.
What part of speech is cuckoldly?
Cuckoldly can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near cuckoldly in the dictionary

  1. cuckoldise
  2. cuckoldize
  3. cuckoldized
  4. cuckoldizes
  5. cuckoldizing
  6. cuckoldly
  7. cuckoldom
  8. cuckoldoms
  9. cuckoldress
  10. cuckoldresses
  11. cuckoldries

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