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stalkily

adv
/ˈstɔːkɪli/UK/ˈstɔkɪli/US

Etymology

From stalky + -ly.

  1. derived from *stel-✻ — “to place, stand; be stiff; stud, post, trunk, stake, stem, stalk”
  2. derived from *stalô✻
  3. inherited from *stalukaz✻
  4. inherited from *staluk✻
  5. inherited from *stealc✻
  6. inherited from stalke
  7. suffixed as stalky — “stalk + y”
  8. formed as stalkily — “stalky + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a stalky manner.

    • Oh, can it be their weariness that makes them lounge so stalkily, / And wear their flesh so flaccidly, and granulate, and chalkily?
    • Little stands of trees stand in stooks, stalkily bundled and clumped by giants.

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