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nameliest

nameliest is the superlative 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 nameliest

What is nameliest the superlative form of?
Nameliest is the superlative form of namely.

Words near nameliest in the dictionary

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

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