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mattedly

mattedly adverb: in a matted manner.

Adverb

mattedly (comparative more mattedly, superlative most mattedly)

  1. In a matted manner.
    • And his egotism and conceit were not to be borne; and then he was both tawdry and dirty in his person; more greasily, mattedly unkempt than even a really successful pianist has any right to be, even in the best society.1894, George du Maurier, Trilby

Forms of mattedly

comparativemore mattedly
superlativemost mattedly

Origin of mattedly

From matted + -ly.

Questions about mattedly

What does mattedly mean?
Mattedly means in a matted manner.
What part of speech is mattedly?
Mattedly is an adverb.

Words near mattedly in the dictionary

  1. mattboard
  2. mattboards
  3. matte
  4. matted
  5. matted glass
  6. mattedly
  7. mattedness
  8. Mattei
  9. Matteis
  10. Mattel
  11. matteness

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