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saintlier

saintlier is the comparative form of saintly.

Meaning of saintly

Adjective

saintly (comparative saintlier, superlative saintliest)

  1. Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.
    • Sophie led a saintly life.
    Synonyms:
    holy, pious, saintlike

Questions about saintlier

What is saintlier the comparative form of?
Saintlier is the comparative form of saintly.

Words near saintlier in the dictionary

  1. saintish
  2. saintishly
  3. saintism
  4. saintless
  5. saintlessness
  6. saintlier
  7. saintliest
  8. saintlihood
  9. saintlike
  10. saintlikeness
  11. saintlily

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