wittolly

W4I1T1T1O1L1L1Y4

adjective

Like a wittol; cuckoldly.

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Meanings

adjectivewittolly (comparative more wittolly, superlative most wittolly)

comparative more wittolly · superlative most wittolly

  1. obsoleteLike a wittol; cuckoldly.

    FALSTAFF: […] they say the jealous wittolly knave hath masses of money […]

    c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]

Origin

From wittol + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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