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fatly

fatly adverb: in a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.

Adverb

fatly (comparative more fatly, superlative most fatly)

  1. In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.
    • 'You see, dear boy, everything has been thought of and you need have no fears on my account.' He chuckled fatly.1953, Ian Fleming, “'My Dear Boy'”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 125
    • This was the hour for the dancing of the springs, but from the two sundered beds came not even the sound of sleeping. Kartar Singh smiled fatly and happily resumed his round.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 369

Forms of fatly

comparativemore fatly
superlativemost fatly

Origin of fatly

From fat + -ly.

Questions about fatly

What does fatly mean?
Fatly means in a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.
What part of speech is fatly?
Fatly is an adverb.

Words near fatly in the dictionary

  1. fatliquor
  2. fatliquored
  3. fatliquoring
  4. fatliquors
  5. fatlogic
  6. fatly
  7. Fatmerican
  8. Fatmericans
  9. fatmisia
  10. fatmisic
  11. fatmobile

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