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humpily

/ˈhʌmpɪli/

humpily adverb: in a humpy manner.

Adverb

humpily (comparative more humpily, superlative most humpily)

  1. In a humpy manner.
    • Potentilla and Ivory Daphne sat humpily about on the unfolded lawns, and ahead, there towered out enormous cliffs and fantastic pinnacles of what looked like Dolomite.1921, Reginald Farrer, chapter 10, in The Rainbow Bridge, London: E. Arnold & Co., page 181

Forms of humpily

comparativemore humpily
superlativemost humpily

Origin of humpily

From humpy + -ly.

Words that rhyme with humpily

Questions about humpily

What does humpily mean?
Humpily means in a humpy manner.
What part of speech is humpily?
Humpily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce humpily?
Humpily is pronounced /ˈhʌmpɪli/.

Words near humpily in the dictionary

  1. humphs
  2. humpie
  3. humpier
  4. humpies
  5. humpiest
  6. humpily
  7. humpin'
  8. humpiness
  9. humping
  10. humping and dumping
  11. humpings

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