islandly

islandly adjective: like, relating to, or typical of an island; islandy.

Adjective

islandly (comparative more islandly, superlative most islandly)

Like, relating to, or typical of an island; islandy
- I walk in the chalk-white light on the limestone path in the grasses, Away past the populous park with the horn-blasting, raucous recordings, Strolling past hollyhock rows with the powder of gold on their noses, I find me an islandly place shadow-laced by a leafy umbrella, [...]1952, Marie Drennan, The World I Live in - Page 137
- … paddled by lavalava clad men, numerous press motorboats, a few Hobies and windsurfers, and one police motorboat accompanied the 40-foot double-hulled canoe that carried Santos and her attendants, pageant officials, and an "islandly" Triton trumpeteer to the coronation site.1981, New Pacific - Volume 6 - Page 18

All the usual, dependable, un-islandly things.1999, Donald Spoto, The Dark Side of Genius:
She explains that "Thaxter invites the onlooker to relinquish self-consciousness, to view the familiar sea and islands 'islandly,' as she does.2004, Norma H. Mandel, Beyond the Garden Gate:
After all, a GCI has all possible islandly perfections, such as maximally white sand, perfect surfing waves, delicious coconuts, and so forth.2006, Mitchell S. Green, Engaging Philosophy - Page 44:

comparative	more islandly
superlative	most islandly

From island + -ly.

What does islandly mean?: Islandly means like, relating to, or typical of an island; islandy.
How do you use islandly in a sentence?: All the usual, dependable, un-islandly things.
What part of speech is islandly?: Islandly is an adjective.

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