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souterly

souterly adjective: of or relating to souters, that is, to shoemakers.

Adjective

souterly (comparative more souterly, superlative most souterly)

  1. (obsolete) Of or relating to souters, that is, to shoemakers.
  2. (broadly, obsolete) Vulgar; low.
    • And as too the special bassawes of that proude souterly Sowdan.c. 1534, Thomas More, Works
    • You souterly knaves, show you all your manners at once.1568, Ulpian Fullwell, Like will to Like

Forms of souterly

comparativemore souterly
superlativemost souterly

Origin of souterly

From souter + -ly.

Questions about souterly

What does souterly mean?
Souterly means of or relating to souters, that is, to shoemakers.
What part of speech is souterly?
Souterly is an adjective.

Words near souterly in the dictionary

  1. soutar
  2. soutars
  3. souteneur
  4. souteneurs
  5. souter
  6. souterly
  7. souterrain
  8. souterrains
  9. souters
  10. south
  11. South 24 Parganas

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