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tasselly

tasselly adjective: resembling or characteristic of a tassel.

Adjective

tasselly (comparative more tasselly, superlative most tasselly)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tassel.
    • the dog's tasselly tail
  2. Decorated with tassels.
    • an elaborate tasselly chair

Forms of tasselly

comparativemore tasselly
superlativemost tasselly
alternative formtassely

Origin of tasselly

From tassel + -y.

Questions about tasselly

What does tasselly mean?
Tasselly means resembling or characteristic of a tassel.
What part of speech is tasselly?
Tasselly is an adjective.

Words near tasselly in the dictionary

  1. tasselled wobbegong
  2. tasselled wobbegongs
  3. tasselling
  4. tassellings
  5. tassells
  6. tasselly
  7. tasselmaker
  8. tasselmakers
  9. tasselmaking
  10. tassels
  11. tasselseed

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