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wenchly

wenchly adjective: like, relating to, or befitting a wench.

Adjective

wenchly (comparative more wenchly, superlative most wenchly)

  1. Like, relating to, or befitting a wench
    • Shadd grinned. "Ladder climbin' ain't usually a wenchly duty, I warrant."2009, Misty Massey, Mad Kestrel, page 129
    • Have you bewitched me, wench, are you working voodoo charms upon my helpless and hapless person, sneaking perfumes through my poor pores, invading my dreams so that I awaken in the muddle of the night with my member standing in full salute? Oh you wenchly wench!2011, Cooper, The Queen's Assassin

Forms of wenchly

comparativemore wenchly
superlativemost wenchly

Origin of wenchly

From wench + -ly.

Questions about wenchly

What does wenchly mean?
Wenchly means like, relating to, or befitting a wench.
What part of speech is wenchly?
Wenchly is an adjective.

Words near wenchly in the dictionary

  1. wenchiness
  2. wenching
  3. wenchish
  4. wenchless
  5. wenchlike
  6. wenchly
  7. wenchman
  8. wenchmen
  9. Wenchou
  10. Wenchow
  11. Wenchowese

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