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rancidly

rancidly adverb: in a rancid manner.

Adverb

rancidly (comparative more rancidly, superlative most rancidly)

  1. In a rancid manner.

Forms of rancidly

comparativemore rancidly
superlativemost rancidly

Origin of rancidly

From rancid + -ly.

Questions about rancidly

What does rancidly mean?
Rancidly means in a rancid manner.
What part of speech is rancidly?
Rancidly is an adverb.

Words near rancidly in the dictionary

  1. rancidifies
  2. rancidify
  3. rancidifying
  4. rancidities
  5. rancidity
  6. rancidly
  7. rancidness
  8. rancidnesses
  9. Rancierian
  10. rancing
  11. Rancièrian

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