English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From frog + -ly (suffix forming adjectives).
Adjective
[edit]frogly (comparative more frogly, superlative most frogly)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of frogs.
- 1877, "The Centennial Frog", The Centennial Frog, and Other Stories, publ. by Clazton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, page 14.
- Lieutenant Frog's rich frogly voice / Husky grew with his great theme;
- 1901, Grant Allen, In nature's workshop:
- […] and when at last they arrive at frogly maturity, they escape into the world through the mouth of their father.
- 1945, American Nature Association, Nature magazine:
- Yet as some of the verses show, Aristophanes knew a good deal of actual frogly habits.
- 2008, Bruce Coville, Oddest of All:
- On those sacred nights you can rise in frogly glory to confront the villains who are poisoning my subjects.
- 1877, "The Centennial Frog", The Centennial Frog, and Other Stories, publ. by Clazton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, page 14.
Translations
[edit]characteristic of frogs — see froglike
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From frog + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).
Adverb
[edit]frogly (comparative more frogly, superlative most frogly)
- (humorous, nonce word) In a frog-like manner.
- 2009, Gail Donovan, In Memory of Gorfman T. Frog:
- Toadly awesome!" "Not toadly," said Michael, laughing. "Gorfman's a frog." "It's frogly awesome," said Charu.
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