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loverly

loverly adjective: characteristic of lovers. Also the pronunciation spelling of lovely.

Adjective

loverly (comparative more loverly, superlative most loverly)

  1. Characteristic of lovers.
    • Oftentimes Angelo would spend an hour with them in the lowly parlor of the quiet, whitewashed house. It had been his custom to do so often while the mother was at home; and even after distractions came upon his mind, and wrestled with him as an armed man, he did not forget these pastoral, or rather...1853, Caroline Chesebro, The Children of Light: A Theme for the Time, page 314

Also used as

loverly is also the pronunciation spelling of lovely.

Forms of loverly

comparativemore loverly
superlativemost loverly

Origin of loverly

From lover + -ly.

Possibly from My Fair Lady.

Words formed from loverly

Questions about loverly

What does loverly mean?
Loverly means characteristic of lovers.
What part of speech is loverly?
Loverly is an adjective.

Words near loverly in the dictionary

  1. loveringite
  2. Loverings
  3. loverless
  4. loverlike
  5. loverliness
  6. loverly
  7. loverman
  8. lovermen
  9. Lovern
  10. Loverns
  11. lovers

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