gluttonly
gluttonly adjective: resembling or characteristic of a glutton.
Adjective
gluttonly (comparative more gluttonly, superlative most gluttonly)
- Resembling or characteristic of a glutton.
- All five then began a system of begging and gluttonly eating which need not be described.1892, J[esse] Walter Fewkes, “Hemenway Southwestern Archæological Expedition: I. A Few Summer Ceremonials at the Tusayan Pueblos”, in J. Walter Fewkes, editor, A Journal of American Ethnology and...
- A distinguished lady in Pennsylvania unfortunately mated with a dissipated and gluttonly husband was accustomed to give the butcher boy a dime for bringing home from market pork chops and sausage.1897, J[oshua] R. Hayes, “The Stomach and other Digestive Organs”, in How to Live Longer and Why We Do Not Live Longer, Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott Company, page 55
- Synonyms:
- gluttonish, gluttonous
Adverb
gluttonly (comparative more gluttonly, superlative most gluttonly)
- In the manner of a glutton.
- Pilgrims, now, within that larder, / Through the nibbled pastry see / Creeping things, in foul disorder, / Feasting gluttonly.1846 November 21, E. A. Poh [pseudonym; Mathew Franklin Whittier], “The Haunted Pasty”, in Yankee Doodle, volume I, number VII, New York, N.Y.: […] William H. Graham’s, […], page 76, column 2
- Fill not your mouths gluttonly with large pieces, one upon the other.1852, Moses Maimonides, translated by M[arcus] H[yman] Bresslau, “The Last Will of Rabbi Moses Maimonides, Addressed to His Son Rabbi Abraham”, in Hirsch Edelman, compiler, The Path of Good Men: A...
- Synonyms:
- gluttonishly, gluttonously
Examples of gluttonly in a sentence
- In other words, the deaths resulting from a lazy, gluttonly peace are many times multiplied over the deaths of war.1917 July 7–14, John Dill Robertson, “Standards of Individual Health Among Children”, in National Education Association of the United...
- But the vanquished invariably gave up to his conqueror the last thing he had swallowed, the victor receiving it in a gluttonly rather than a gracious spirit, but allowing his captive to escape.1918, William Beebe, “The Convict Trail”, in Jungle Peace, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, pages 202–203:
- Pavel Arkadievitch ate a great deal in an unpleasant and gluttonly way.1920, A[leksandr] Kuprin, translated by Douglas Ashby, “Measles”, in Sasha (The Lotus Library), London: Stanley Paul & Co. […], →OCLC...
- They make warm clothes out of the hide, perform gluttonly feats with the meat and then bring the oil home to the igloo where they light lamps and stoves.1964, Flann O’Brien [pseudonym; Brian O’Nolan], chapter 4, in The Dalkey Archive, London: Picador, published 1976, →ISBN, page 35:
Synonyms of gluttonly
Forms of gluttonly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more gluttonly |
| superlative | most gluttonly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more gluttonly |
| superlative | most gluttonly |
Origin of gluttonly
From glutton + -ly. The adverb is attested in Middle English as glotonliche, glotonly, glotounliche (“voraciously, greedily”).
Questions about gluttonly
- What does gluttonly mean?
- Gluttonly means resembling or characteristic of a glutton.
- How do you use gluttonly in a sentence?
- In other words, the deaths resulting from a lazy, gluttonly peace are many times multiplied over the deaths of war.
- What part of speech is gluttonly?
- Gluttonly can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near gluttonly in the dictionary
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