nymphly

adj

nymphly

adj

Etymology From nymph + -ly.

1

Rare Befitting a nymph.

  • Eucritos dear, I vow my heart doth ache / To think this the last time we two confer. / Wed it to memory with rare nymphly lore.1914, Thomas Sturge Moore, The sea is kind:
  • Of course because she was not a nymph she did not indulge in nymphly activities with fauns.1992, Piers Anthony, The color of her panties:

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