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roisterly

roisterly adverb: in a roistering manner.

Adverb

roisterly (comparative more roisterly, superlative most roisterly)

  1. In a roistering manner.

Adjective

roisterly (comparative more roisterly, superlative most roisterly)

  1. rowdy or violent

Forms of roisterly

Adverb
comparativemore roisterly
superlativemost roisterly
Adjective
comparativemore roisterly
superlativemost roisterly

Origin of roisterly

From roister + -ly.

Questions about roisterly

What does roisterly mean?
Roisterly means in a roistering manner.
What part of speech is roisterly?
Roisterly can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near roisterly in the dictionary

  1. roisterer
  2. roisterers
  3. roistering
  4. roisteringly
  5. roisterings
  6. roisterly
  7. roisterous
  8. roisterously
  9. roisterousness
  10. roisters
  11. roisting

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