Dutchly
adj, adv
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Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of the Dutch people, language, culture, or nation; Dutchlike; Netherlandish.
"Well, — that quiet, staid, Dutchly, phlegmatic little town went fairly wild at the sight of the slender, fair-haired boy."
Adverb
- 1 In a Dutchlike manner.
"The Dutch are very Dutchly open about vice and prostitution. The girls stand in windows; gangs of hair-gelled, shirttailed English boys full of Dutch courage and wind window-shop."
Synonyms
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More examples"Well, — that quiet, staid, Dutchly, phlegmatic little town went fairly wild at the sight of the slender, fair-haired boy."
Etymology
From Dutch + -ly. Compare Dutchlike.