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solwy

solwy adjective: dirty; soiled; sullied; defiled.

Adjective

solwy (comparative solwier or more solwy, superlative solwiest or most solwy)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Dirty; soiled; sullied; defiled.

Forms of solwy

comparativesolwier
comparativemore solwy
superlativesolwiest
superlativemost solwy

Origin of solwy

From Middle English solwi (also solowe), from Old English *solwiġ (“miry”), from solwe, the oblique form of Old English solu (“mud, mire”). More at soil.

Questions about solwy

What does solwy mean?
Solwy means dirty; soiled; sullied; defiled.
What part of speech is solwy?
Solwy is an adjective.

Words near solwy in the dictionary

  1. solvsoliton
  2. solvsolitons
  3. solvus
  4. Solway
  5. Solway Firth
  6. solwy
  7. soly
  8. solyanka
  9. solyankas
  10. Solzhenitsyn
  11. Solzhenitsynian

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