lionly

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lionly

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From lion + -ly.

adjective more lionly · most lionly

Resembling or characteristic of a lion, for example in fierceness. For although I ſaid before, that the Church coveting to ride upon the lionly form of Juriſdiction, makes a transformation of herſelf into an Aſs, and becomes deſpicable...
Similar: leonine, lionesque, lionlike

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@misc{lionly_2026,
  title = {lionly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lionly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}