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nymphly

adj

Etymology

From nymph + -ly.

  1. derived from νύμφη — “bride”
  2. derived from nympha — “nymph, bride”
  3. derived from nimphe
  4. inherited from nymphē
  5. inherited from nimphe
  6. suffixed as nymphly — “nymph + ly”

Definitions

  1. Befitting a nymph.

    • 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.
    • Of course because she was not a nymph she did not indulge in nymphly activities with fauns.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA