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fuddy-duddily

fuddy-duddily adverb: in a fuddy-duddy manner.

Adverb

fuddy-duddily (comparative more fuddy-duddily, superlative most fuddy-duddily)

  1. In a fuddy-duddy manner.

Forms of fuddy-duddily

comparativemore fuddy-duddily
superlativemost fuddy-duddily

Origin of fuddy-duddily

From fuddy-duddy + -ly.

Questions about fuddy-duddily

What does fuddy-duddily mean?
Fuddy-duddily means in a fuddy-duddy manner.
What part of speech is fuddy-duddily?
Fuddy-duddily is an adverb.

Words near fuddy-duddily in the dictionary

  1. fudds
  2. fuddy-duddery
  3. fuddy-duddier
  4. fuddy-duddies
  5. fuddy-duddiest
  6. fuddy-duddily
  7. fuddy-duddy
  8. fuddy-duddyism
  9. fuddyduddies
  10. fuddyduddy
  11. fude pen

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