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plasterly

/ˈplæstə(ɹ)li/

plasterly adjective: resembling plaster (plaster of Paris).

Adjective

plasterly (comparative more plasterly, superlative most plasterly)

  1. Resembling plaster (plaster of Paris).
    • out of gypseous or plasterly ground1655, Thomas Fuller, The History of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest, [London]: [[…] Iohn Williams […]], →OCLC

Forms of plasterly

comparativemore plasterly
superlativemost plasterly

Origin of plasterly

From plaster + -ly.

Questions about plasterly

What does plasterly mean?
Plasterly means resembling plaster (plaster of Paris).
What part of speech is plasterly?
Plasterly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce plasterly?
Plasterly is pronounced /ˈplæstə(ɹ)li/.

Words near plasterly in the dictionary

  1. plasteriness
  2. plastering
  3. plasterings
  4. plasterless
  5. plasterlike
  6. plasterly
  7. plasterman
  8. plastermen
  9. plasters
  10. plasterwise
  11. plasterwork

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