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rosselly

/ˈɹɒsəli/

rosselly adjective: loose; light.

Adjective

rosselly (comparative more rosselly, superlative most rosselly)

  1. (obsolete) loose; light
    • That which I haue observed to be the best is a rosselly top , and a brick earthy bottom.1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC

Forms of rosselly

comparativemore rosselly
superlativemost rosselly

Questions about rosselly

What does rosselly mean?
Rosselly means loose; light.
What part of speech is rosselly?
Rosselly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce rosselly?
Rosselly is pronounced /ˈɹɒsəli/.

Words near rosselly in the dictionary

  1. Rossell
  2. Rossella
  3. Rosselli-Gulienetti syndrome
  4. Rossello
  5. Rossells
  6. rosselly
  7. Rossendale
  8. rosser
  9. Rosser's trick
  10. rossers
  11. rosses

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