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dishily

dishily adverb: in a dishy manner.

Adverb

dishily (comparative more dishily, superlative most dishily)

  1. In a dishy manner.
    • The role of Lorelei Lee fixed Marilyn in the world's consciousness as the exaggeratedly, dishily seductive blonde — all body; no thought; little feeling; all whispery, high voice and no sensibility.2001, Donald Spoto, Marilyn Monroe: the biography, page 231

Forms of dishily

comparativemore dishily
superlativemost dishily

Origin of dishily

From dishy + -ly.

Questions about dishily

What does dishily mean?
Dishily means in a dishy manner.
What part of speech is dishily?
Dishily is an adverb.

Words near dishily in the dictionary

  1. dishfuls
  2. dishie
  3. dishier
  4. dishies
  5. dishiest
  6. dishily
  7. dishin'
  8. dishiness
  9. dishing
  10. dishing off
  11. dishing out

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