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roosterly

roosterly adjective: resembling or characteristic of a rooster.

Adjective

roosterly (comparative more roosterly, superlative most roosterly)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
    • And on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal.2011, Donis Casey, The Drop Edge of Yonder: An Alafair Tucker Mystery

Forms of roosterly

comparativemore roosterly
superlativemost roosterly

Origin of roosterly

From rooster + -ly.

Questions about roosterly

What does roosterly mean?
Roosterly means resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
What part of speech is roosterly?
Roosterly is an adjective.

Words near roosterly in the dictionary

  1. roosterheads
  2. roosterhood
  3. roosterish
  4. roosterless
  5. roosterlike
  6. roosterly
  7. roosterness
  8. roosters
  9. roostership
  10. roosterships
  11. roostertail

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