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ogreishly

UK/ˈəʊɡ(ə)ɹɪʃli/

ogreishly adverb: like an ogre.

Adverb

ogreishly (comparative more ogreishly, superlative most ogreishly)

  1. Like an ogre.
    • A great, distorted silhouette of his own head appeared upon the wall, leaning ogreishly over the pillow.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 191

Forms of ogreishly

comparativemore ogreishly
superlativemost ogreishly

Origin of ogreishly

From ogreish + -ly.

Questions about ogreishly

What does ogreishly mean?
Ogreishly means like an ogre.
What part of speech is ogreishly?
Ogreishly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce ogreishly?
Ogreishly is pronounced /ˈəʊɡ(ə)ɹɪʃli/ (UK).

Words near ogreishly in the dictionary

  1. Ogowe
  2. OGPU
  3. Ogra
  4. ogre
  5. ogreish
  6. ogreishly
  7. ogreism
  8. ogreisms
  9. ogreless
  10. ogrelike
  11. ogrely

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