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drumlier

drumlier is the comparative form of drumly.

Meaning of drumly

Adjective

drumly (comparative drumlier or more drumly, superlative drumliest or most drumly)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) turbid; muddy
    • Now we cross the Arrow, swift as its name portends; roaring and foaming deep down in its drumly channel.1887, James Inglis, chapter 15, in Our New Zealand Cousins

Questions about drumlier

What is drumlier the comparative form of?
Drumlier is the comparative form of drumly.

Words near drumlier in the dictionary

  1. Drumian
  2. Druminnin
  3. drumkit
  4. drumkits
  5. drumless
  6. drumlier
  7. drumliest
  8. drumlike
  9. drumlin
  10. drumline
  11. drumlines

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