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folkly

folkly adjective: of or belonging to the folk.

Adjective

folkly (comparative more folkly, superlative most folkly)

  1. Of or belonging to the folk.
    Synonyms:
    popular

Synonyms of folkly

Forms of folkly

comparativemore folkly
superlativemost folkly

Origin of folkly

From folk + -ly. Compare Old English folclīċ (“concerning the whole people; public; national”).

Questions about folkly

What does folkly mean?
Folkly means of or belonging to the folk.
What part of speech is folkly?
Folkly is an adjective.

Words near folkly in the dictionary

  1. folklorist
  2. folkloristic
  3. folkloristically
  4. folkloristics
  5. folklorists
  6. folkly
  7. Folkman
  8. Folkmans
  9. folkmoot
  10. folkmoots
  11. folkmot

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