Cullionly

/ˈkʌljənli/ adjective

Definition

In the manner of a cullion; base, cowardly, or despicable.

Etymology

From 'cullion' plus the adjectival suffix -ly (originally meaning 'in the manner of'), creating an adjective from the noun.

Kelly Says

Adverbs formed from insults are rare—'cullionly' is a linguistic fossil showing how Elizabethan writers turned vulgar nouns into elaborate adjectives.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንደት
an-det
ARالعربية
قذر
qadhir
BNবাংলা
কুকুর
ku-kur
CACatalà
malalt
ma-laht
CSČeština
svině
svee-nyeh
DADansk
dummel
doom-el
DEDeutsch
Dreckskerl
drayks-kerl
ELΕλληνικά
αχάριστος
ah-ha-ree-stos
ESEspañol
maldito
mal-dee-toh
FAفارسی
بیچاره
bee-cha-reh
FISuomi
paska
pas-ka
FRFrançais
lâche
la-sh
GUGU
પાપી
pa-pee
HAHA
maganin
mah-gah-nin
HEעברית
טיפש
tee-pish
HIहिन्दी
गंदा
gan-dah
HUMagyar
mocskos
moch-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembalas
pembalas
IGIG
nwoke
nwo-keh
ITItaliano
stronzo
strohn-tso
JA日本語
臆病者
okubyo-sha
KKKK
ақылсыз
ah-kee-l-siz
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-baal
KO한국어
쓰레기
sseure-gi
MRMR
भोळा
bho-la
MSBahasa Melayu
pengecut
pen-ge-cut
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-kye
NLNederlands
klootzak
kloot-zak
NONorsk
drittsekk
dritt-sekk
PAPA
ਕੁਕਰ
ku-kur
PLPolski
chuligan
hoo-lee-gan
PTPortuguês
vagabundo
vah-gah-boon-doh
RORomână
mizerabil
mee-ze-ree-bil
RUРусский
урод
oo-rod
SVSvenska
idioti
ee-dee-oh-tee
SWKiswahili
mchafu
m-cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
பொல்லாத
pol-la-aad
TEతెలుగు
నీచమైన
nee-cha-main
THไทย
คนเลว
kon leo
TLTL
mangmang
mang-mang
TRTürkçe
sapık
sa-pihk
UKУкраїнська
бродяга
bro-dy-ah-ga
URاردو
بچہ
bach-ah
VITiếng Việt
đồ tồi
doh toy
YOYO
alágbà
ah-lah-g-bah
ZH中文
混蛋
hùn dàn
ZUZU
isigqila
ee-see-gee-la

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