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Meaning of "hostly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOSTLY

hostly  [ˈhəʊstlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOSTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hostly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOSTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hostly in the English dictionary

The definition of hostly in the dictionary is befitting a host, host-like.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOSTLY


beastly
ˈbiːstlɪ
costly
ˈkɒstlɪ
earnestly
ˈɜːnɪstlɪ
fastly
ˈfɑːstlɪ
firstly
ˈfɜːstlɪ
ghastly
ˈɡɑːstlɪ
ghostly
ˈɡəʊstlɪ
honestly
ˈɒnɪstlɪ
justly
ˈdʒʌstlɪ
lastly
ˈlɑːstlɪ
manifestly
ˈmænɪfɛstlɪ
modestly
ˈmɒdɪstlɪ
mostly
ˈməʊstlɪ
Priestley
ˈpriːstlɪ
priestly
ˈpriːstlɪ
robustly
rəʊˈbʌstlɪ
steadfastly
ˈstɛdfɑːstlɪ
unghostly
ʌnˈɡəʊstlɪ
unjustly
ʌnˈdʒʌstlɪ
vastly
ˈvɑːstlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOSTLY

hostel school
hosteler
hosteling
hosteller
hostelling
hostelries
hostelry
hostess
hostess trolley
hostie
hostile
hostile bid
hostile takeover bid
hostile witness
hostilely
hostilities
hostility
hostler
hostless
hostry

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOSTLY

augustly
bristly
Christly
confestly
dishonestly
gristly
immodestly
moistly
overmodestly
soothfastly
stedfastly
thistly
uncostly
unpriestly
unsteadfastly
wistly

Synonyms and antonyms of hostly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hostly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOSTLY

Find out the translation of hostly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hostly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hostly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hostly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hostly
570 millions of speakers

English

hostly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hostly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hostly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hostly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hostly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hostly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hostly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hina
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hostly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hostly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hostly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenengake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hostly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hostly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Hostly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hostly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hostly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hostly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hostly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hostly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hostly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hostly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hostly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hostly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hostly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSTLY»

The term «hostly» is used very little and occupies the 177.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSTLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hostly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOSTLY»

Discover the use of hostly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hostly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Great Writing Ideas
hostly,. Ghoulish. and. hastly. 1. Write a story about a graveyard at midnight. Here are some story ideas. The Friendly Ghost A family of ghosts lives in the graveyard . One of the young ghosts likes humans and wants to be their friend. This ghost ...
Ron Shaw, 2003
2
State Government Finances in ...
'Hostly motor vehicle sales and use tax. 'including $13,429.000 mesls and room taxes and $11,687,000 motor vehicle sales and use taxes. 'Hostly auto excise taxes. 'Hostly auto titling privilege taxes. Mncludes $266,492,000 oil, gas and ...
‎1975
3
American National Election Series: 1972, 1974, and 1976
(CONTINUED) WITH ALL BLACK PEOPLE, HOSTLY BLACK PEOPLE, HOSTLY WHITES, OB A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S HIXED HALF AND HALP? — IF RESPONDENT IS NOT BLACK — D27. WOULD YOIT PERSONALLY PREFER TO ...
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1979
4
The Wishing Box
hostly. Delivery. (Julia). The moment the Virgin passed from my hands into Lisas, all the fear and tingly excitement vanished. By the next morning, my panicked phone call to Lisa the night before seemed like an overreaction. An ant invasion ...
Dashka Slater, 2001
5
Wiltshire Folk Tales
9. T. HE. G. HOSTLY. H. UNT. Squire Parker of Lushill loved hunting more than anything else in the world. He lived for thehuntand wouldhavespentevery dayout riding with the hounds ifhecould. Nothinggavehimmore pleasure than to ride with  ...
Kirsty Hartsiotis, 2011
6
Ship of Fools
25. G. HOSTLY. blue light and a black surface that seemed to draw in that light and swallow it: that was the alien ship from two, three kilometers away as we slowly approached. Already the ship was blotting out much of our field of vision, ...
Richard Paul Russo, 2001
7
Northamptonshire Folk Tales
T. HE. G. HOSTLY. L. OVER. OF. B. OUGHTON. G. REEN. BoughtonGreen haslongbeenthought aneerie place– onelookatthe ruined church of St John the Baptist, a gothic pile enshrouded in ivy, deep within an overgrown graveyard, confirms ...
Kevan Manwaring, 2013
8
Shadows in the Sky: The Haunted Airways of Britain
5. P. HANTOM. A. IRCRAFT. AND. THEIR. G. HOSTLY. O. CCUPANTS. When one considers howintricate lifeis,thensurelythere isapossibility that after what we call death,there maybesome'other' place foroursouls to roam. Many people believe ...
Neil Arnold, 2012
9
New Outlook
/^HOSTLY. sad-. ^J ness envelops a sensitive spirit in the presence of " the grandeur that was Rome." Might in decay is all around one ; the soft Roman air is thick with phantoms. Great things have been — but they have vanished, and their  ...
Alfred Emanuel Smith, Francis Walton, 1903
10
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weather
... following figure shows these concepts. Humidity factors. As the air reaches its capacity of water vapor, the excess spills out as liquid water. A Sense of Humid Relative humidity becomes the the capacity. Chapter2: Partly. to. Hostly. Cloudy. 15.
Mel Goldstein, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOSTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hostly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Postscript: Christopher Lee
... those red-veined eyes and the wordless mouth—widening in a hostly smile or in preparation for the midnight feast—said all that was required ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
2
Jon Stewart's Last Day on 'The Daily Show' Will Be August 6
He said that his hostly duties — particularly watching cable news in preparation for his own show — had become "incredibly depressing." «Newsmax, Apr 15»
3
Commissioner Gordon-Levitt Talks About Batman and Don Jon 2
... Jon and Batman where he can reprise his role as Commissioner Gordon-Levitt right then and there. Does he fall for Scott's hostly bullying? «IFC, Apr 15»
4
West Africa's ECOWAS bloc proposes 10-day delay to Togo vote
Gnassingbe stepped down under international pressure but went on to win a hostly-contested election months later and was re-elected for a ... «Reuters Africa, Mar 15»
5
Fyffe 45, Cleveland 43: Red Devils win back-and-forth contest to …
Fyffe played aggressively all game long and came out with the hostly-contested 45-43 win at the buzzer to advance to next Tuesday's regional ... «AL.com, Feb 15»
6
This Week: It's Portlandia vs The Simpsons, Mark Duplass Visits CBB
Then in the course of his hostly duties, Scott has a shoot-out with guest Mark Duplass, and etiquette expert Miss Polite dispenses advice. «IFC, Feb 15»
7
Bye-Bye, Bearden – Hello, Mac & Joe! Cap City Comedy's PUNCH …
So we spoke with the two new hostly honchos recently, to get some idea about how this presto-change-o happened and what we can expect ... «Austin Chronicle, Jan 15»
8
David Letterman to grill mysterious new Late Late Show host this …
It's reasonable to expect that Letterman will do his hostly duty by tossing Corden a few softballs to establish his background and bona fides, but ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Nov 14»
9
Washtenaw County judicial candidates discuss political leanings …
Circuit Judge Carol Kuhnke, who defeated Fink in the hostly contested 2012 judicial race, is now endorsing Liem. All four candidates point out ... «The Ann Arbor News, Oct 14»
10
10 game shows that should be revived
The gameshow will apparently be “reimagined for a modern audience while staying true to its heritage”, with Hart following in the hostly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»

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