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nunnishly

nunnishly adverb: in a nunnish manner.

Adverb

nunnishly (comparative more nunnishly, superlative most nunnishly)

  1. In a nunnish manner.
    • A small person in a long plain overall, almost childish, nunnishly garbed from throat to foot!1918, Mrs. Baillie Reynolds, The Lonely Stronghold, page 186

Forms of nunnishly

comparativemore nunnishly
superlativemost nunnishly

Origin of nunnishly

From nunnish + -ly.

Questions about nunnishly

What does nunnishly mean?
Nunnishly means in a nunnish manner.
What part of speech is nunnishly?
Nunnishly is an adverb.

Words near nunnishly in the dictionary

  1. nunnies
  2. nunnified
  3. Nunnington
  4. Nunniong
  5. nunnish
  6. nunnishly
  7. nunnishness
  8. Nunns
  9. nunny
  10. nunny bag
  11. nunny bags

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