mattedly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

matted +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

mattedly (comparative more mattedly, superlative most mattedly)

  1. In a matted manner.
    • 1894, George du Maurier, Trilby:
      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.
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