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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dancerly en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English dancer Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English dancerly From dancer + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Proper to or characteristic of a dancer
    • Finally, Similar Orbits, choreographed by Lynn Brown and set to Talking Heads' "Listening Wind," was the most "dancerly" piece of the evening. 1988 July 22, Justin Hayford, “Dance and More for $1.98”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

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most dancerly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more dancerly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

dancerliness · undancerly