Colly Definition

adjective
colliest

(UK, dialect) Black as coal.

[…] four colly birds […] - Twelve Days of Christmas.
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verb

(archaic) To make black, as with coal.

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noun

(UK, dialect) Soot.

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(UK, dialect) A blackbird.

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(dated) Alternative spelling of collie.

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Other Word Forms of Colly

Adjective

Base Form:
colly
Superlative:
colliest

Origin of Colly

  • From Middle English cole (“coal”) + -y

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