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skaterly

skaterly adjective: of, or befitting, a skater.

Adjective

skaterly (comparative more skaterly, superlative most skaterly)

  1. (rare) Of, or befitting, a skater.
    • ...dipping in and out of a deep lunge, he abandoned a lot of skaterly control and really dropped the weight of his body and swung it up again loosely.1985, Deborah Jowitt, The dance in mind: profiles and reviews 1976-83
    • ...elegant, skaterly, bubble-chamber spirals of hair.1986, Albert Goldbarth, Arts and sciences: poems

Forms of skaterly

comparativemore skaterly
superlativemost skaterly

Origin of skaterly

From skater + -ly.

Questions about skaterly

What does skaterly mean?
Skaterly means of, or befitting, a skater.
What part of speech is skaterly?
Skaterly is an adjective.

Words near skaterly in the dictionary

  1. skatepunks
  2. skater
  3. skater dress
  4. skater dresses
  5. skater rat
  6. skaterly
  7. skaters
  8. skates
  9. skates around
  10. skates by
  11. skates on

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