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nettly

nettly adjective: of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.

Adjective

nettly (comparative more nettly, superlative most nettly)

  1. Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.

Forms of nettly

comparativemore nettly
superlativemost nettly

Origin of nettly

From nettle + -y.

Questions about nettly

What does nettly mean?
Nettly means of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.
What part of speech is nettly?
Nettly is an adjective.

Words near nettly in the dictionary

  1. nettlewort
  2. nettleworts
  3. nettling
  4. nettlingly
  5. nettlings
  6. nettly
  7. nettop
  8. nettops
  9. nettosuchid
  10. nettosuchids
  11. netts

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