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clouterly en · ADJ

Etymology

From clouter + -ly.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Clumsy; awkward.
   • Let us observe Spenser, with all his rusty obsolete words, with all his rough-hewn, clouterly verses. 1856, E. Phillips, The Works of William Shakspere, Dramatic and Poetical:
   • I say that he seems to me to be so set, so prim, so affected, so mincing, yet so clouterly in his person, that I dare engage for thy opinion if thou dost justice to him, and to thyself, that thou never beheldest such another, except in a pier-glass. 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCCXLVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:

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