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drumly

/ˈdɹʌmli/

drumly adjective: turbid; muddy.

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
    • But salmon may escape the coquettish charms of the trolling-hook, may safely run the gauntlet of the parallel canoes and their howling, tamanous-cap wearers; the spear, misguided in the drumly gleam, may glance harmless from scale-armed shoulders: still other perils await them.1853, Theodore Winthrop, chapter 3, in The Canoe and the Saddle

Forms of drumly

comparativedrumlier
comparativemore drumly
superlativedrumliest
superlativemost drumly

Origin of drumly

Compare droumy.

Words that rhyme with drumly

Questions about drumly

What does drumly mean?
Drumly means turbid; muddy.
What part of speech is drumly?
Drumly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce drumly?
Drumly is pronounced /ˈdɹʌmli/.

Words near drumly in the dictionary

  1. drumline
  2. drumlines
  3. drumlinoid
  4. drumlins
  5. Drumlithie
  6. drumly
  7. Drumm
  8. Drummartin
  9. drummed
  10. drummed into
  11. drummed out

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