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poshly

poshly adverb: in a posh way.

Adverb

poshly (comparative more poshly, superlative most poshly)

  1. In a posh way.
    • Sipped her snow balls poshly like a judge / But left her lipstick traces on her mug1981, “F-Hole”, in East Side Story, performed by Squeeze

Forms of poshly

comparativemore poshly
superlativemost poshly

Origin of poshly

From posh + -ly.

Questions about poshly

What does poshly mean?
Poshly means in a posh way.
What part of speech is poshly?
Poshly is an adverb.

Words near poshly in the dictionary

  1. poshiest
  2. poshing
  3. poshing up
  4. poshintang
  5. poshlost
  6. poshly
  7. poshness
  8. posho
  9. poshocracy
  10. poshocrat
  11. poshocrats

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