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stipply

stipply adjective: having a stipple pattern.

Adjective

stipply (comparative more stipply, superlative most stipply)

  1. Having a stipple pattern.
    • The proof impression alluded to is from the suppressed plate, but with a large amount of added work, principally of a stipply nature, by which it is evident that George tried hard to improve the original plate […]1892, Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers, page 56

Forms of stipply

comparativemore stipply
superlativemost stipply

Origin of stipply

From stipple + -y.

Questions about stipply

What does stipply mean?
Stipply means having a stipple pattern.
What part of speech is stipply?
Stipply is an adjective.

Words near stipply in the dictionary

  1. stipplers
  2. stipples
  3. stipplethroat
  4. stippling
  5. stipplings
  6. stipply
  7. Stipps
  8. stips
  9. stiptic
  10. stiptics
  11. stipula

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