peacockly

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adjective

Synonym of peacockish (“striking; ostentatious”).

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Meanings

adjectivepeacockly (comparative more peacockly, superlative most peacockly)

comparative more peacockly · superlative most peacockly

  1. archaicSynonym of peacockish (“striking; ostentatious”).

    First came the drum-major, that important and most peacockly personage, regulating the direction and progress of the band by the graceful flourish of the gold-headed "baton."

    1835, The Military and Naval Magazine of the United States

    Synonyms: peacockish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of peacockish (“striking; ostentatious”).

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peacockish
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peacockish

Origin

From peacock + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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