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swanly

swanly adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of swans; swanlike.

Adjective

swanly (comparative more swanly, superlative most swanly)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of swans; swanlike.
    • The mallards, who had been joined by one black duck, grew tamer as well. I developed a swanly sort of voice, one I found rather embarrassing when caught at it by passing hikers or mountain bikers.2001, Anne Batterson, The Black Swan

Forms of swanly

comparativemore swanly
superlativemost swanly

Origin of swanly

From swan + -ly.

Questions about swanly

What does swanly mean?
Swanly means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of swans; swanlike.
What part of speech is swanly?
Swanly is an adjective.

Words near swanly in the dictionary

  1. swanless
  2. Swanley
  3. swanlike
  4. swanling
  5. swanlings
  6. swanly
  7. swanmark
  8. swanmarks
  9. Swanmore
  10. Swann
  11. Swannanoa

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