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planterly

planterly adjective: characteristic of a planter.

Adjective

planterly (comparative more planterly, superlative most planterly)

  1. Characteristic of a planter.
    • He harbored a planterly suspicion of metropolitan intervention in island affairs, most obviously through the powers of the governor, […]2013, Perry Gauci, William Beckford: First Prime Minister of the London Empire, page 41

Forms of planterly

comparativemore planterly
superlativemost planterly

Origin of planterly

From planter + -ly.

Questions about planterly

What does planterly mean?
Planterly means characteristic of a planter.
What part of speech is planterly?
Planterly is an adjective.

Words near planterly in the dictionary

  1. planter's wart
  2. planter's warts
  3. planterdom
  4. planterful
  5. planterfuls
  6. planterly
  7. planters
  8. plantersful
  9. plantership
  10. Plantes
  11. plantest

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