seedly
seedly adjective: of, like, or relating to seeds; producing or bearing seeds; seedy. Also the misspelling of seedy.
Adjective
seedly (comparative more seedly, superlative most seedly)
- Of, like, or relating to seeds; producing or bearing seeds; seedy.
- The Onion, while in its seedly state is liable to be injured by the Slugs.1829, Joshua Major, A treatise on the insects most prevalent on fruit trees and garden ...
- The Kra of the sheep, when the sheep is killed, enters a new-born lamb and the ghost-sheep goes to the deadland for the use of ghost men« (s. Ellis), the Kra of the bush enters a seedly bush (the ghost-bush goes to deadland).1894, Adolf Bastian, Zur mythologie und psychologie der Nigritier in Guinea ...
Also used as
seedly is also the misspelling of seedy.
Forms of seedly
| comparative | more seedly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most seedly |
Origin of seedly
From seed + -ly.
Questions about seedly
- What does seedly mean?
- Seedly means of, like, or relating to seeds; producing or bearing seeds; seedy.
- What part of speech is seedly?
- Seedly is an adjective.
Words near seedly in the dictionary
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