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popely

popely adjective: of or befitting a pope.

Adjective

popely (comparative more popely, superlative most popely)

  1. Of or befitting a pope.
    • It was for those scientist's Popely benefactor that the modern "Gregorian" calendar was named.2000 December 4, Michael Reuss, “Clambytes 2000 ”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)

Forms of popely

comparativemore popely
superlativemost popely

Origin of popely

From pope + -ly.

Questions about popely

What does popely mean?
Popely means of or befitting a pope.
What part of speech is popely?
Popely is an adjective.

Words near popely in the dictionary

  1. popelines
  2. popeling
  3. popelings
  4. Popell
  5. Popells
  6. popely
  7. popemobile
  8. popemobiles
  9. popera
  10. poperas
  11. poperatic

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