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elephantinely

elephantinely adverb: in a manner resembling an elephant; in an elephantine manner.

Adverb

elephantinely (comparative more elephantinely, superlative most elephantinely)

  1. In a manner resembling an elephant; in an elephantine manner.
  2. To a large degree; extremely, very.

Forms of elephantinely

comparativemore elephantinely
superlativemost elephantinely

Origin of elephantinely

From elephantine + -ly.

Questions about elephantinely

What does elephantinely mean?
Elephantinely means in a manner resembling an elephant; in an elephantine manner.
What part of speech is elephantinely?
Elephantinely is an adverb.

Words near elephantinely in the dictionary

  1. elephantimorphs
  2. elephantin
  3. elephantine
  4. elephantine tortoise
  5. elephantine tortoises
  6. elephantinely
  7. elephantish
  8. elephantitis
  9. elephantitus
  10. elephantless
  11. elephantlike

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