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molly Definition

molly (mälē)

noun pl. -·lies

any of various brightly colored fishes (genus Poecilia) that are livebearers, often kept in aquariums

Etymology: short for ModL Mollienisia, after F. N. Mollien (1758-1850), Fr statesman

Molly Definition

Molly (mälē)

noun

a feminine name

molly Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • coddle: Well I see your molly coddled child STILL has the sticking out ears just like you then!
  • have: It doesnt attack smaller fish, I currently have mollies and scissor tails that swim around it.

Adjective modifier

  • black: More agile species, like flying foxes and black mollies, work rather better.

Modifies a noun

  • house: She seems to have run her molly house more for pleasure than for profit.
  • subculture: These two men were not part of the molly subculture.

Browse dictionary entries near molly

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  3. molluscoid
  4. mollusc
  5. mollify
  6. mollescent
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  10. moline
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  2. mollycoddle
  3. Molnár
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  5. Molokai
  6. Molotov
  7. Molotov cocktail
  8. molt
  9. molten
  10. Moltke