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horsely

horsely adjective: pertaining to, relating to, or similar to horses; horselike or equine.

Adjective

horsely (comparative more horsely, superlative most horsely)

  1. (rare) Pertaining to, relating to, or similar to horses; horselike or equine.
    • “The best I can say is that it was a very horsely horse. […]"2011, K. M. Grant, Belle's Song
    Synonyms:
    horsen, horsy, horsey

Proper noun capitalized: Horsely

Horsely

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of horsely

Forms of horsely

comparativemore horsely
superlativemost horsely

Origin of horsely

From Middle English horsly, equivalent to horse + -ly.

Words formed from horsely

Questions about horsely

What does horsely mean?
Horsely means pertaining to, relating to, or similar to horses; horselike or equine.
What part of speech is horsely?
Horsely can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near horsely in the dictionary

  1. horselitter
  2. horselitters
  3. horseload
  4. horseloads
  5. horselore
  6. horsely
  7. horseman
  8. horsemaning
  9. horsemanning
  10. Horsemans
  11. horsemanship

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