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niggerishly

niggerishly adverb: in a niggerish manner.

Adverb

niggerishly (comparative more niggerishly, superlative most niggerishly)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, rare, slur) In a niggerish manner.
    • In the bosom of the family, we were aware not to act “niggerishly” in the presence of whites, even if this was our preferred option.2004, Jacqueline Bobo, Cynthia Hudley, Claudine Michel, The Black Studies Reader

Forms of niggerishly

comparativemore niggerishly
superlativemost niggerishly

Origin of niggerishly

From niggerish + -ly.

Questions about niggerishly

What does niggerishly mean?
Niggerishly means in a niggerish manner.
What part of speech is niggerishly?
Niggerishly is an adverb.

Words near niggerishly in the dictionary

  1. niggerisation
  2. niggerise
  3. niggerised
  4. niggerises
  5. niggerish
  6. niggerishly
  7. niggerishness
  8. niggerising
  9. niggerism
  10. niggerisms
  11. niggeritis

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