Cloddily
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a cloddy manner.
"If the weather be wet while the turnips are feeding off, the ground breaks up very cloddily: in which case, if the roller does not reduce the clods, it will require to be stirred again and again with the plough […]"
Example
More examples"If the weather be wet while the turnips are feeding off, the ground breaks up very cloddily: in which case, if the roller does not reduce the clods, it will require to be stirred again and again with the plough […]"
Etymology
From cloddy + -ly.
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