skyly
skyly adjective: of, resembling, or relating to the sky; celestial.
Adjective
skyly (comparative more skyly, superlative most skyly)
- Of, resembling, or relating to the sky; celestial
- O sweet Queen-city of the golden South
Piercing the evening with thy star-like spires,
Thou wert a witness when I kissed the mouth
Of her whose eyes outblazed the skyly fires.1988, Charles Wilson, Australia, 1788-1988: The Creation of a Nation, page 114 - It is not to claim that biology fixes human existence, but rather to claim that "the way of life articulates itself has as much to do with the response of other nonhuman beings, with the currents of the earthly and skyly environment, and with temporal contingencies, as it does with our subjectivist...1998, Sheldon D. Rose, Group Therapy with Troubled Youth
- Synonyms:
- heavenly
- O sweet Queen-city of the golden South
Synonyms of skyly
Forms of skyly
| comparative | more skyly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most skyly |
Origin of skyly
From sky + -ly.
Questions about skyly
- What does skyly mean?
- Skyly means of, resembling, or relating to the sky; celestial.
- What part of speech is skyly?
- Skyly is an adjective.
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