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namelier

namelier is the comparative form of namely.

Meaning of namely

Adjective

namely (comparative more namely or namelier, superlative most namely or nameliest)

  1. Notable, distinguished; famous, renowned; well-known.
    • […] and certainly there was no namelier king in Scotland for building churches and developing the communities of the land into free towns or burghs.1915, Thomas Ratcliffe Barnett, The Makers of the Kirk, page 93

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Questions about namelier

What is namelier the comparative form of?
Namelier is the comparative form of namely.

Words near namelier in the dictionary

  1. nameless finger
  2. nameless fingers
  3. namelessly
  4. namelessness
  5. namelessnesses
  6. namelier
  7. nameliest
  8. nameling
  9. namelings
  10. namely
  11. namenesia

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