dadly
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "By the light of the kerosene lamp, she washed the dishes while Cody dried them. The humdrum domesticity of the task didn't defuse the sexual vibe between them, but Noah harrumphed from time to time in a dadly way to make sure both were aware of his presence in the cabin."
- "“Night, son,” my dad says, and he gives my chicken-bone shoulder a dadly squeeze. He's pretty cool, my dad!"
- "Peter finished his pancakes and tried his best not to come up the stairs with the dadliest questions, complete with the “I'm knocking to respect your privacy but I'm asserting my responsibility as a parent and coming in anyway!” He saw a weird thing."
Etymology
From dad + -ly.
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
dadlier (comparative)
more dadly (comparative)
dadliest (superlative)
most dadly (superlative)