plantly

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English

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Etymology

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From plant +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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plantly (comparative plantlier or more plantly, superlative plantliest or most plantly)

  1. Of or pertaining to plants; botanical.
    • 2000, John Kissinger, Where Angels Fear:
      The setting was remote but the road to her house was well traveled; she grew, imported, and blended a rich array of exotic teas and herbs and her skill with these plantly products was such that she never lacked for appreciative customers.
    • 2009, Adam Osterweil, The Lost Treasure of Talus Scree:
      Out of all the conversion rocks, only two of them require an added potion to make the effects stick—the pebble of plantly conversion and the pebble of godly conversion.
    • 2010, Tom Fischer, The Gardener's Color Palette:
      Beauty and endurance both rank high among the plantly virtues, and it is a rare individual that has them both.

Adverb

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plantly (comparative plantlier or more plantly, superlative plantliest or most plantly)

  1. (nonstandard) In a plant-like manner.
    • 1976, Ernest Wood, The Seven Rays:
      [...] of new mind-powers which burst through its old fears and dislikes with a new creativeness and make forms which will be challenging and educative — something human, and finally divine, not merely plantly beautiful, and animally beautiful.