spivvily

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adverb

In the manner of a spiv.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adverbspivvily (comparative more spivvily, superlative most spivvily)

comparative more spivvily · superlative most spivvily

  1. In the manner of a spiv.

    Len took a comb from his trouser pocket and ran it through his hair. He wore his hair a bit spivvily, swept back behind his ears.

    2011 February 3, Sarah Waters, The Night Watch, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Origin

From spivvy + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

spivvily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spivvily

MLA

“spivvily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spivvily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spivvily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spivvily.

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