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- [kol-ee]
- /ˈkɒl i/
- /ˈkɑː.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-ee]
- /ˈkɒl i/
Definitions of colly word
- noun colly soot or grime, such as coal dust 3
- verb colly to begrime; besmirch 3
- verb with object colly to blacken as with coal dust; begrime. 1
- noun colly grime; soot. 1
- noun colly (British, dialect) black as coal. 1
- noun colly (Britain, dialect) Soot. 0
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Origin of colly
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; variant of collow (v.), Middle English colwen, derivative of Old English col coal; see -y1
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Parts of speech for Colly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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