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antly

English

Etymology

From ant +? -ly.

Adjective

antly (comparative antlier or more antly, superlative antliest or most antly)

  1. Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic.
    • 1964, Conrad Aiken, Richard P. Blackmur, The collected novels of Conrad Aiken:
      Statues, of heroic size, would be erected to the great ant heroes — warriors, builders, or what not — inscribed with phrases like, "He was the antliest ant of all time." . . . And of course there would be an anthropomorphic god.
    • 2007, Robert Malcolm Murray, Jan Narveson, Liberty, Games and Contracts:
      Such a plan just wouldn't be reasonable, given typical antly survival requirements. Cooperation is surely the best policy. It would be much wiser for each ant to align its behaviour with that of its fellows, provided those other ants do [...]

Translations

Anagrams

  • altyn

antly From the web:

  • aptly means
  • aptly define


auntly

English

Etymology

From aunt +? -ly.

Adjective

auntly (comparative auntlier or more auntly, superlative auntliest or most auntly)

  1. Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.

Adverb

auntly (comparative auntlier or more auntly, superlative auntliest or most auntly)

  1. In the manner of an aunt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

auntly From the web:

  • what does auntly mean
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