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peacockishly

peacockishly adverb: in a peacockish manner.

Adverb

peacockishly (comparative more peacockishly, superlative most peacockishly)

  1. In a peacockish manner.

Forms of peacockishly

comparativemore peacockishly
superlativemost peacockishly

Origin of peacockishly

From peacockish + -ly.

Questions about peacockishly

What does peacockishly mean?
Peacockishly means in a peacockish manner.
What part of speech is peacockishly?
Peacockishly is an adverb.

Words near peacockishly in the dictionary

  1. peacockery
  2. Peacockian
  3. peacockiest
  4. peacocking
  5. peacockish
  6. peacockishly
  7. peacockishness
  8. peacockism
  9. peacocklike
  10. peacockly
  11. peacocks

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