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snottily

snottily

8.4
In a wet, messy way because the nose is running
  • adverb
  • /ˈsnɑːtɪli/
  • Informal
translation icon : mucosamente
  • The child blew his nose snottily after catching a cold at school.

Examples

  • After running outside in winter, he sniffed snottily and wiped his face with his sleeve.

  • She spoke snottily because her nose was blocked from allergies.

  • He spoke snottily after catching a cold.

  • She always responds snottily when she's sick.

  • The child sneezed snottily, leaving a mess on his shirt.

  • With a snottily blocked nose, he struggled to finish his sentence.

  • After catching a cold, she spoke snottily and kept sniffling.

Synonyms

nasally
vssnottily
3 6.0

By using the nose to breathe, smell, or take medicine

focuses on visible mucus and mess coming from the nose

Antonyms

neatly
93 1.0

To do something in a tidy and careful way

cleanly
6 2.0

In a way that causes little dirt or pollution

How Nasal

snottily
  • Informal
8.4
nasally
3 6.0

Surface Forms

snottily positive

Morphology

snottily = snotty (transparent) = snotty + ly

The adverbial form 'snottily' is transparently derived from the adjective 'snotty'.

Etymology

Snottily comes from snot, meaning 'mucus' from the nose, plus the suffix -ly that makes it an adverb. So, snottily describes doing something in a nasal or messy way, like sniffing or speaking with a blocked nose.