"coaly" meaning in English

See coaly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: coalier [comparative], coaliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊli Etymology: coal + -y. Compare colly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|coal|y}} coal + -y, {{m|en|colly}} colly Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} coaly (comparative coalier, superlative coaliest)
  1. Resembling coal.
    Sense id: en-coaly-en-adj-a4RcSw7z
  2. Covered in, or containing, coal.
    Sense id: en-coaly-en-adj-HOStE8TP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 0 100

Inflected forms

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