Dinkly

/ˈdɪŋkli/ adverb

Definition

In a dinky manner; in a small, cramped, or insignificant way.

Etymology

From dinky (small) + -ly adverbial suffix. A less common adverbial formation from the informal adjective dinky.

Kelly Says

Though rarely used, 'dinkly' appears in British literature describing cramped living spaces and modest accommodations—it captures not just smallness but a particular aesthetic and social reality of working-class housing conditions.

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