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squintly

squintly adverb: in a squint manner; obliquely or askew.

Adverb

squintly (comparative more squintly, superlative most squintly)

  1. (obsolete) In a squint manner; obliquely or askew.

Forms of squintly

comparativemore squintly
superlativemost squintly

Origin of squintly

From squint + -ly.

Questions about squintly

What does squintly mean?
Squintly means in a squint manner; obliquely or askew.
What part of speech is squintly?
Squintly is an adverb.

Words near squintly in the dictionary

  1. squinting modifier
  2. squinting modifiers
  3. squintingly
  4. squintings
  5. squintless
  6. squintly
  7. squintness
  8. squints
  9. squints like a bag of nails
  10. squinty
  11. squiny

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