insulary
insulary is the obsolete form of insular.
Meaning of insular
Adjective
insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)
- Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.
- Near-synonym: islandic
- Synonyms:
- islandic
- Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.
- Near-synonym: peninsular
- Synonyms:
- peninsular
- Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.
- Harriet was fretful and insular. Miss Abbott was pleasant, and insisted on praising everything: her only regret was that she had no pretty clothes with her.1905, E[dward] M[organ] Forster, chapter VI, in Where Angels Fear to Tread, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 202
- Relating to the insula in the brain.
- Relating to insulin.
- (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Forms of insulary
| comparative | more insulary |
|---|---|
| superlative | most insulary |
Questions about insulary
- What is insulary the obsolete form of?
- Insulary is the obsolete form of insular.
Words near insulary in the dictionary
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