mattedly

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adverb

In a matted manner.

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Meanings

adverbmattedly (comparative more mattedly, superlative most mattedly)

comparative more mattedly · superlative most mattedly

  1. In a matted manner.

    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.

    1894, George du Maurier, Trilby

Origin

From matted + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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