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cullionly

cullionly adjective: mean, worthless, vulgar or otherwise inferior.

Adjective

cullionly (comparative more cullionly, superlative most cullionly)

  1. (obsolete) mean, worthless, vulgar or otherwise inferior.
    • Ile make a sop oth' Moonshine of you, you whoreson, Culyenly barbermonger, drawc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Forms of cullionly

comparativemore cullionly
superlativemost cullionly

Origin of cullionly

From cullion + -ly.

Questions about cullionly

What does cullionly mean?
Cullionly means mean, worthless, vulgar or otherwise inferior.
What part of speech is cullionly?
Cullionly is an adjective.

Words near cullionly in the dictionary

  1. Cullington
  2. Cullingtons
  3. Cullingworth
  4. cullins
  5. cullion
  6. cullionly
  7. cullions
  8. cullis
  9. cullises
  10. Cullison
  11. Cullisons

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