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hectorly

hectorly adjective: resembling a hector; bullying, insolent, or taunting.

Adjective

hectorly (comparative more hectorly, superlative most hectorly)

  1. (archaic) Resembling a hector; bullying, insolent, or taunting.
    • hectorly, ruffian-like swaggering or huffinga. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Forms of hectorly

comparativemore hectorly
superlativemost hectorly

Origin of hectorly

From hector + -ly.

Questions about hectorly

What does hectorly mean?
Hectorly means resembling a hector; bullying, insolent, or taunting.
What part of speech is hectorly?
Hectorly is an adjective.

Words near hectorly in the dictionary

  1. hectoringly
  2. hectorings
  3. hectorism
  4. hectorite
  5. hectorites
  6. hectorly
  7. hectors
  8. hectorship
  9. hectosecond
  10. hectoseconds
  11. hectostere

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