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powderily

powderily adverb: in a powdery manner.

Adverb

powderily (comparative more powderily, superlative most powderily)

  1. (rare) In a powdery manner.
    • […] into the lane and past black bushes of sloe powderily bloomed with blue fruit in the sun.1959, H. E. Bates, The Watercress Girl
    • An obviously bleached blonde, thick pancake makeup flaking powderily off deep furrowed wrinkles on her face, confronted me.1960, Harold Livingston, The Climacticon, page 98

Forms of powderily

comparativemore powderily
superlativemost powderily

Origin of powderily

From powdery + -ly.

Questions about powderily

What does powderily mean?
Powderily means in a powdery manner.
What part of speech is powderily?
Powderily is an adverb.

Words near powderily in the dictionary

  1. powderhorn
  2. powderhorns
  3. powderhound
  4. powderhounds
  5. powderiest
  6. powderily
  7. powderiness
  8. powdering
  9. powdering gown
  10. powdering gowns
  11. powdering one's nose

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