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sheikhly

sheikhly is the alternative form of sheikly.

Meaning of sheikly

Adjective

sheikly (comparative more sheikly, superlative most sheikly)

  1. Of sheiks; befitting a sheik.
    • Like other Bahrainis, their living standard has improved with the years, although it is nowhere near a sheikly scale. They now occupy a large, quietly furnished flat on the second floor of the big, white Adviserate building in Manama.1952 November 17, LIFE, page 162

Forms of sheikhly

comparativemore sheikhly
superlativemost sheikhly

Questions about sheikhly

What is sheikhly the alternative form of?
Sheikhly is the alternative form of sheikly.

Words near sheikhly in the dictionary

  1. sheikha
  2. sheikhas
  3. sheikhdom
  4. sheikhdoms
  5. sheikhlike
  6. sheikhly
  7. Sheikhpura
  8. sheikhs
  9. Sheikhupura
  10. sheiklike
  11. sheikly

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