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flourily

/ˈflaʊɹɪ.li/

flourily adverb: in a floury manner.

Adverb

flourily (comparative more flourily, superlative most flourily)

  1. In a floury manner.
    • There was about a stone of potatoes in the centre of the table, bursting flourily through their skins, the steam rising from them.1951, Walter Macken, Rain on the Wind

Forms of flourily

comparativemore flourily
superlativemost flourily

Origin of flourily

From floury + -ly. Piecewise doublet of flowerily.

Questions about flourily

What does flourily mean?
Flourily means in a floury manner.
What part of speech is flourily?
Flourily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce flourily?
Flourily is pronounced /ˈflaʊɹɪ.li/.

Words near flourily in the dictionary

  1. floured
  2. flourescence
  3. flourescent
  4. flourier
  5. flouriest
  6. flourily
  7. flourine
  8. flouriness
  9. flouring
  10. flourish
  11. flourishable

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