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sonlier

sonlier is the comparative form of sonly.

Meaning of sonly

Adjective

sonly (comparative sonlier, superlative sonliest)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
    • There's something sonly in each human being; but how well he hides it, and how unskillful we are at finding it! This "something sonly" is the vacuum of our hearts — a yearning emptiness that strains to be filled with Christ.2003, Calvin Miller, A Hunger for the Holy

Questions about sonlier

What is sonlier the comparative form of?
Sonlier is the comparative form of sonly.

Words near sonlier in the dictionary

  1. sonkers
  2. sonkyo
  3. sonless
  4. sonlessness
  5. sonlicromanol
  6. sonlier
  7. sonliest
  8. sonlike
  9. sonliness
  10. sonling
  11. sonlings

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