hostly

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adjective

Pertaining to, or in a manner befitting, a host; welcoming or hospitable.

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Meanings

adjectivehostly (comparative more hostly, superlative most hostly)

comparative more hostly · superlative most hostly

  1. Pertaining to, or in a manner befitting, a host; welcoming or hospitable.

    On both visits he tended the wants of the British party with hostly warmth, and was accordingly rewarded with a hatchet and other small presents.

    2012, Inga Clendinnen, Dancing With Strangers, page 86

Origin

From host + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hostly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostly

MLA

“hostly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hostly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostly.

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