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petrolly

petrolly adjective: resembling or characteristic of petrol.

Adjective

petrolly (comparative more petrolly, superlative most petrolly)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of petrol.
    • a petrolly smell in the garage

Forms of petrolly

comparativemore petrolly
superlativemost petrolly

Origin of petrolly

From petrol + -y.

Questions about petrolly

What does petrolly mean?
Petrolly means resembling or characteristic of petrol.
What part of speech is petrolly?
Petrolly is an adjective.

Words near petrolly in the dictionary

  1. petrolizes
  2. petrolizing
  3. petrolled
  4. petrolless
  5. petrolling
  6. petrolly
  7. petrologic
  8. petrological
  9. petrologically
  10. petrologies
  11. petrologist

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