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Webster 1913 Edition

Hectorly

Hec′tor-ly

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Adj.
Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
“Hectorly, ruffianlike swaggering or huffing.”
Barrow.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hectorly

HEC'TORLY

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Adj.
Blustering; insolent.

Definition 2024

hectorly

hectorly

English

Adjective

hectorly ‎(comparative more hectorly, superlative most hectorly)

  1. Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.
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Etymology

hector +‎ -ly

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