gluttonly

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gluttonly

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From glutton + -ly. The adverb is attested in Middle English as glotonliche, glotonly, glotounliche (“voraciously, greedily”).

adjective more gluttonly · most gluttonly

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a glutton. All five then began a system of begging and gluttonly eating which need not be described.

    Similar: gluttonish, gluttonous

adverb more gluttonly · most gluttonly

  1. In the manner of a glutton. Pilgrims, now, within that larder, / Through the nibbled pastry see / Creeping things, in foul disorder, / Feasting gluttonly.

    Similar: gluttonishly, gluttonously

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@misc{gluttonly_2026,
  title = {gluttonly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gluttonly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}