"puppily" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more puppily [comparative], most puppily [superlative]
Etymology: From puppy + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puppy|ly}} puppy + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} puppily (comparative more puppily, superlative most puppily)
  1. (obsolete) Befitting a puppy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-puppily-en-adj-TlaEqZEN

Adverb

Forms: more puppily [comparative], most puppily [superlative]
Etymology: From puppy + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puppy|ly}} puppy + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} puppily (comparative more puppily, superlative most puppily)
  1. (rare) In a puppyish manner. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-puppily-en-adv-bwJxCI-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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