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nymphly en · ADJ

Etymology

From nymph + -ly.

Meanings

1. (rare) Befitting a nymph.
   • Of course because she was not a nymph she did not indulge in nymphly activities with fauns. 1992, Piers Anthony, The color of her panties:
   • Eucritos dear, I vow my heart doth ache / To think this the last time we two confer. / Wed it to memory with rare nymphly lore. 1914, Thomas Sturge Moore, The sea is kind:

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