"freckly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: frecklier [comparative], freckliest [superlative]
Etymology: From freckle + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|freckle|y}} freckle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} freckly (comparative frecklier, superlative freckliest)
  1. Full of or marked with freckles; sprinkled with spots; freckled.
    Sense id: en-freckly-en-adj-mBM8Ofpz Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Forms: more freckly [comparative], most freckly [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} freckly (comparative more freckly, superlative most freckly)
  1. (obsolete) hurriedly Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-freckly-en-adv-EtOFnHRf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 44 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 47 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 50 27
  2. boldly; eagerly.
    Sense id: en-freckly-en-adv-odNq5Joo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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