"antly" meaning in English

See antly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: antlier [comparative], more antly [comparative], antliest [superlative], most antly [superlative]
Etymology: From ant + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ant|ly|id2=adjectival}} ant + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} antly (comparative antlier or more antly, superlative antliest or most antly)
  1. Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic. Categories (lifeform): Ants Translations (pertaining to ants): fòrmic (Catalan), 蟻の (arino) (alt: ありの) (Japanese), 개미의 (gaemiui) (Korean), fórmico (Portuguese), муравьи́ный (muravʹínyj) (Russian), वम्रिक (vamrika) (Sanskrit), fórmico (Spanish)
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