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unlively

unlively adjective: not lively.

Adjective

unlively (comparative more unlively, superlative most unlively)

  1. Not lively.

Synonyms of unlively

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All synonyms of unlively

Forms of unlively

comparativemore unlively
superlativemost unlively

Origin of unlively

From un- + lively.

Words formed from unlively

Questions about unlively

What does unlively mean?
Unlively means not lively.
What part of speech is unlively?
Unlively is an adjective.

Words near unlively in the dictionary

  1. unliveable
  2. unliveableness
  3. unliveably
  4. unlived
  5. unliveliness
  6. unlively
  7. unlivened
  8. unliveried
  9. unlives
  10. unliving
  11. unlivingness

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