landly

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adjective

Of or pertaining to land or the land; terrestrial; rural; rustic.

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Meanings

adjectivelandly (comparative more landly, superlative most landly)

comparative more landly · superlative most landly

  1. nonstandardOf or pertaining to land or the land; terrestrial; rural; rustic.

    […] and which is successful, we think, in giving an agreeable impression of the landly and hospitable people of whom it treats.

    1832, Railway locomotives and cars: Volume 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ruralterrestrial

Origin

From land + -ly. Cognate with German ländlich (“rural”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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