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dovely

dovely adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dove; dovelike.

Adjective

dovely (comparative more dovely, superlative most dovely)

  1. (rare) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dove; dovelike.
    • She looks like the bright smiling image of Grace.
      Her eyes are so dovely,
      Loving, and lovely, […]1853, Edward Hind, Poems, page 28
    • Cold, tired, hungry, one half that dovely pair strode sternly up St. Helier's slope, the other half feebly wabbled behind.1897, Margaret Barker Upham Wright, Hired Furnished

Forms of dovely

comparativemore dovely
superlativemost dovely

Origin of dovely

From Middle English douvely, equivalent to dove + -ly.

Questions about dovely

What does dovely mean?
Dovely means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dove; dovelike.
What part of speech is dovely?
Dovely is an adjective.

Words near dovely in the dictionary

  1. dovelets
  2. dovelike
  3. doveling
  4. dovelings
  5. Dovels
  6. dovely
  7. doven
  8. Dovenby
  9. dovened
  10. dovening
  11. dovens

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