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growly

growly adjective: resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.

Adjective

growly (comparative growlier, superlative growliest)

  1. Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.
    • She sang the blues in a tough, growly voice.
    • The chefs are veritable whizzes at arranging food on your plate to look like happy frog faces and growly clown faces.1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 77
  2. Tending to growl.
    • a growly old bear

Forms of growly

comparativegrowlier
superlativegrowliest

Origin of growly

From growl + -y.

Words formed from growly

Questions about growly

What does growly mean?
Growly means resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.
What part of speech is growly?
Growly is an adjective.

Words near growly in the dictionary

  1. growling
  2. growlingly
  3. growlings
  4. growls
  5. growlsome
  6. growly
  7. growmore
  8. grown
  9. grown a custom
  10. grown a pair
  11. grown a set

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