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widowly

widowly adjective: like, or suiting, a widow.

Adjective

widowly (comparative more widowly, superlative most widowly)

  1. Like, or suiting, a widow.
    Synonyms:
    widowlike

Synonyms of widowly

Forms of widowly

comparativemore widowly
superlativemost widowly

Origin of widowly

From widow + -ly.

Questions about widowly

What does widowly mean?
Widowly means like, or suiting, a widow.
What part of speech is widowly?
Widowly is an adjective.

Words near widowly in the dictionary

  1. widowhoods
  2. widowing
  3. widowish
  4. widowity
  5. widowlike
  6. widowly
  7. widowmaker
  8. widowmakers
  9. widowman
  10. widowmen
  11. widows

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