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sniffily

sniffily adverb: in a sniffy manner.

Adverb

sniffily (comparative more sniffily, superlative most sniffily)

  1. In a sniffy manner.

Synonyms of sniffily

Forms of sniffily

comparativemore sniffily
superlativemost sniffily

Origin of sniffily

From sniffy + -ly.

Questions about sniffily

What does sniffily mean?
Sniffily means in a sniffy manner.
What part of speech is sniffily?
Sniffily is an adverb.

Words near sniffily in the dictionary

  1. sniffers
  2. sniffest
  3. sniffeth
  4. sniffier
  5. sniffiest
  6. sniffily
  7. sniffin'
  8. sniffiness
  9. sniffinesses
  10. sniffing
  11. sniffing around

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