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whistly

whistly adjective: making a whistling sound.

Adjective

whistly (comparative more whistly, superlative most whistly)

  1. (informal) Making a whistling sound.

Adverb

whistly (comparative more whistly, superlative most whistly)

  1. (obsolete) silently

Forms of whistly

Adjective
comparativemore whistly
superlativemost whistly
Adverb
comparativemore whistly
superlativemost whistly

Origin of whistly

From whistle + -ly.

From whist + -ly.

Questions about whistly

What does whistly mean?
Whistly means making a whistling sound.
What part of speech is whistly?
Whistly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near whistly in the dictionary

  1. whistling swan
  2. whistling swans
  3. whistling up
  4. whistlingly
  5. whistlings
  6. whistly
  7. whistness
  8. Whiston
  9. Whistonian
  10. Whistons
  11. whists

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