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hiply

/ˈhɪpli/

hiply adverb: in a hip way.

Adverb

hiply (comparative more hiply, superlative most hiply)

  1. In a hip way.
    • ...works that use these postmodern devices have little or no political content or motivation — they are merely striking a hiply ironic, postmodern pose.2008, Kerry Soper, Garry Trudeau: Doonesbury and the Aesthetics of Satire

Forms of hiply

comparativemore hiply
superlativemost hiply

Origin of hiply

From hip + -ly.

Questions about hiply

What does hiply mean?
Hiply means in a hip way.
What part of speech is hiply?
Hiply is an adverb.
How do you pronounce hiply?
Hiply is pronounced /ˈhɪpli/.

Words near hiply in the dictionary

  1. hiplets
  2. hiplife
  3. hiplike
  4. hipline
  5. hiplines
  6. hiply
  7. hipness
  8. hipnesses
  9. hipocholesterolemic
  10. hipocrisies
  11. hipocrisy

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