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waifishly

waifishly adverb: in a waifish manner.

Adverb

waifishly (comparative more waifishly, superlative most waifishly)

  1. In a waifish manner.

Forms of waifishly

comparativemore waifishly
superlativemost waifishly

Origin of waifishly

From waifish + -ly.

Questions about waifishly

What does waifishly mean?
Waifishly means in a waifish manner.
What part of speech is waifishly?
Waifishly is an adverb.

Words near waifishly in the dictionary

  1. waies
  2. waif
  3. waifed
  4. waifing
  5. waifish
  6. waifishly
  7. waifishness
  8. waiflike
  9. waifs
  10. waifs and strays
  11. waift

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