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witchly

witchly adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.

Adjective

witchly (comparative more witchly, superlative most witchly)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.
    • What if The Motherfucker, imagining that his witchly enemy might try this very thing, had put a snake in there?2008, Stephen King, A Very Tight Place
    • Her large face and wide cheekbones accommodated an oversized mouth and a pug nose. Her puss was topped by neatly plaited hair and underscored by a witchly pointed chin.2009, Stephen Schneider, Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada, page 176

Synonyms of witchly

Forms of witchly

comparativemore witchly
superlativemost witchly

Origin of witchly

From witch + -ly.

Words that rhyme with witchly

Questions about witchly

What does witchly mean?
Witchly means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of witches; witchlike.
What part of speech is witchly?
Witchly is an adjective.

Words near witchly in the dictionary

  1. witchlet
  2. witchlets
  3. witchlike
  4. witchling
  5. witchlings
  6. witchly
  7. witchman
  8. witchmeal
  9. witchmen
  10. witchmonger
  11. witchmongers

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