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adjectivepoetly (comparative more poetly, superlative most poetly)
comparative more poetly · superlative most poetly
- Of or relating to a poet
Yes, upon your pate, your poetly pate, and your law pate too.
1756, Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, The Works of Ben Jonson1 more example
A wonderful (bad) new novel by our poetly cousin, Harty - I'm in it as an innocent girl of 19 called Fay: who was on the whole tactful but washy.
1984, Ezra Pound, Dorothy Pound, Omar S. Pound, Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear, Their Letters, 1909-1914
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poetly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poetly
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