carterly

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adjective

Of a rude or churlish disposition, like a carter.

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boorish
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Meanings

adjectivecarterly (comparative more carterly, superlative most carterly)

comparative more carterly · superlative most carterly

  1. obsoleteOf a rude or churlish disposition, like a carter.

    […] and thence ſprouteth that obſcene appellation of Sarding ſandes, with the draffe of the carterly Hoblobs thereabouts, concoct or diſgeaſt for a ſcripture, verity, when the right chriſtendome of it, is Cerdicke ſands, or Cerdick ſhore, […]

    1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, pages 8–9

    Synonyms: boorish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a rude or churlish disposition, like a carter.

Similar
boorish

Origin

From carter + -ly.

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APA

carterly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carterly

MLA

“carterly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carterly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carterly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carterly.

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