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mouldly

mouldly adjective: mouldy.

Adjective

mouldly (comparative more mouldly, superlative most mouldly)

  1. (obsolete) mouldy
    • Some in learning's garb,
      With formal band, and sable-cinctur'd gown,
      And rags of mouldly volumes.1744, Mark Akenside, Pleasures of Imagination

Forms of mouldly

comparativemore mouldly
superlativemost mouldly

Origin of mouldly

From mould + -ly.

Questions about mouldly

What does mouldly mean?
Mouldly means mouldy.
What part of speech is mouldly?
Mouldly is an adjective.

Words near mouldly in the dictionary

  1. mouldings
  2. mouldiwarp
  3. mouldiwarps
  4. mouldless
  5. mouldlike
  6. mouldly
  7. mouldmade
  8. mouldmaker
  9. mouldmakers
  10. mouldmaking
  11. mouldproof

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