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marbly

marbly adjective: characteristic of marble.

Adjective

marbly (comparative more marbly, superlative most marbly)

  1. Characteristic of marble.

Forms of marbly

comparativemore marbly
superlativemost marbly

Origin of marbly

From Middle English marbely, marbylle, equivalent to marble + -y.

Questions about marbly

What does marbly mean?
Marbly means characteristic of marble.
What part of speech is marbly?
Marbly is an adjective.

Words near marbly in the dictionary

  1. marblewood
  2. marblework
  3. marbling
  4. marblings
  5. marblish
  6. marbly
  7. marbofloxacin
  8. marbofloxacine
  9. marbrinus
  10. Marbs
  11. Marburg

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