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donnishly

donnishly adverb: in a donnish manner.

Adverb

donnishly (comparative more donnishly, superlative most donnishly)

  1. In a donnish manner.
    • I'm not usually a cherub person, he said donnishly, but the carvings are spectacular.2007 November 11, Alex Williams, “Odd Man In”, in New York Times

Forms of donnishly

comparativemore donnishly
superlativemost donnishly

Origin of donnishly

From donnish + -ly.

Questions about donnishly

What does donnishly mean?
Donnishly means in a donnish manner.
What part of speech is donnishly?
Donnishly is an adverb.

Words near donnishly in the dictionary

  1. donnikers
  2. donning
  3. Donnington
  4. Donnington and Muxton
  5. donnish
  6. donnishly
  7. donnishness
  8. donnism
  9. donno
  10. donnot
  11. donnots

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