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tarrily

tarrily adverb: in a tarry manner.

Adverb

tarrily (comparative more tarrily, superlative most tarrily)

  1. In a tarry manner.
    • […] flushed cheeks and tarry hands? Let us hope that Charlotte's chintzes did not suffer too tarrily.1930, Arthur Alexander Thomson, Let's See the Lowlands, page 78

Forms of tarrily

comparativemore tarrily
superlativemost tarrily

Origin of tarrily

From tarry + -ly.

Questions about tarrily

What does tarrily mean?
Tarrily means in a tarry manner.
What part of speech is tarrily?
Tarrily is an adverb.

Words near tarrily in the dictionary

  1. tarriff
  2. tarrified
  3. tarrifies
  4. tarrify
  5. tarrifying
  6. tarrily
  7. tarriness
  8. tarring
  9. tarring and feathering
  10. tarring out
  11. tarring with the same brush

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