whistly

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adjective

Making a whistling sound.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English whistle →
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Meanings

whistly1

adjectivewhistly (comparative more whistly, superlative most whistly)

comparative more whistly · superlative most whistly

  1. informalMaking a whistling sound.

whistly2

adverbwhistly (comparative more whistly, superlative most whistly)

comparative more whistly · superlative most whistly

  1. obsoletesilently

Origin

whistly · adjective

  1. Englishwhistle
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishwhistly

From whistle + -ly.

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whistly · adverb

  1. Englishwhist
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishwhistly

From whist + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

swithly
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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