Mattedly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a matted manner.

    "And his egotism and conceit were not to be borne; and then he was both tawdry and dirty in his person; more greasily, mattedly unkempt than even a really successful pianist has any right to be, even in the best society."

Example

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"And his egotism and conceit were not to be borne; and then he was both tawdry and dirty in his person; more greasily, mattedly unkempt than even a really successful pianist has any right to be, even in the best society."

Etymology

From matted + -ly.

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