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nymphly

nymphly adjective: befitting a nymph.

Adjective

nymphly (comparative more nymphly, superlative most nymphly)

  1. (rare) Befitting a nymph.
    • Eucritos dear, I vow my heart doth ache / To think this the last time we two confer. / Wed it to memory with rare nymphly lore.1914, Thomas Sturge Moore, The sea is kind
    • Of course because she was not a nymph she did not indulge in nymphly activities with fauns.1992, Piers Anthony, The color of her panties

Forms of nymphly

comparativemore nymphly
superlativemost nymphly

Origin of nymphly

From nymph + -ly.

Questions about nymphly

What does nymphly mean?
Nymphly means befitting a nymph.
What part of speech is nymphly?
Nymphly is an adjective.

Words near nymphly in the dictionary

  1. nymphing
  2. nymphiparous
  3. nymphish
  4. nymphitis
  5. nymphlike
  6. nymphly
  7. nympho
  8. nympho-
  9. nymphochrysalides
  10. nymphochrysalis
  11. nymphochrysalises

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