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Meaning of "naffly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NAFFLY

naffly  [ˈnæflɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAFFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Naffly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NAFFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of naffly in the English dictionary

The definition of naffly in the dictionary is in a naff or inferior manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAFFLY


aloofly
əˈluːflɪ
beautifully
ˈbjuːtɪflɪ
briefly
ˈbriːflɪ
chiefly
ˈtʃiːflɪ
Chifley
ˈtʃɪflɪ
deafly
ˈdɛflɪ
gruffly
ˈɡrʌflɪ
housewifely
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪflɪ
liefly
ˈliːflɪ
rifely
ˈraɪflɪ
roughly
ˈrʌflɪ
ruffly
ˈrʌflɪ
safely
ˈseɪflɪ
sniffly
ˈsnɪflɪ
snuffly
ˈsnʌflɪ
stiffly
ˈstɪflɪ
toughly
ˈtʌflɪ
unsafely
ʌnˈseɪflɪ
unwifely
ʌnˈwaɪflɪ
wifely
ˈwaɪflɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAFFLY

nadors
NADP
NADPH
nads
nae
naeve
naevi
naevoid
naevus
naff
naff off
naffing
naffness
NAFTA
nag
Naga
Nagaland
nagana
Nagano
nagapie

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAFFLY

barfly
black fly
blowfly
bluffly
butterfly
caddis fly
dragonfly
dry fly
firefly
fly
fruit fly
housefly
let fly
on the fly
overfly
refly
sandfly
sawfly
waffly
whitefly

Synonyms and antonyms of naffly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «naffly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAFFLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

naffly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

naffly
570 millions of speakers

English

naffly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

naffly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

naffly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

naffly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

naffly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

naffly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

naffly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naffly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

naffly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

naffly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

naffly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Naffly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

naffly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

naffly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीटनेटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

naffly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

naffly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naffly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

naffly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naffly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

naffly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naffly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

naffly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

naffly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of naffly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAFFLY»

The term «naffly» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of naffly
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «naffly».

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAFFLY»

Discover the use of naffly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to naffly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Names
Craig was there at 8.45, he'd worried that 8.30 would seem naffly early, but 9.00 might mean he missed something. When he got there, his compromise still seemed naffly early, there were only a handful of people milling around in the hall, ...
Chris Lucas, 2008
2
My Family's Other Recipes: I Didn't Wanna Do It
In some posey places, the white kitchen paper is naffly designed to look like old newspapers, or similarly where they serve chips in a cardboard cone, which method has the disadvantage that the vinegar seeps out through the bottom ofthe  ...
Ian Nunn, 2011
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English Language Word Builder
... AFFEER BIFFER BIFFINg BOUFFE DEFFLY DIEOFF DUFFEL EFFRAY EFFUSE FANFIC FYLFOT GUFFIE HAFFET MAFFIA NAFFLY NEAFFE RAFFIA RIFFLEL RUBOFF SKLIFF SOFFIT SPLIFF YAFFLE ZAFFAR ZAFFER CONTAINING HH ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
4
Humanity
Say ye, who with her spirit proudly glow, Her native sons-say, have ye, in her laws, Ye who have dar'd to hope a Heaven below, Found, as her earthly mark', some venial flaws P X Naffly reform them-but, with silial hand, Devote yourselves to ...
Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson), 1802
5
Al's Well
Heʼd known her for years, he told me. Sheʼd played Eliza to his Professor Higgins, Anna to his King of Siam. They belonged, both of them, to the local amdram: the ʻToulouse Troupersʼ, theyʼre rather naffly called. Theyʼd even had the ...
Gregory Dark, 2011
6
Requiem: Diana, Princess of Wales 1961-1997 - Memories and ...
As Diana so naffly put it, they have to be kings and queens of the people's hearts, or they are nothing. There were deeply unpopular monarchs in the past - but those days are gone. The monarchy, surrounded by European republics, is here  ...
Brian MacArthur, 1998
7
The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books
What if you asked 125 top writers to pick their favorite books? Which titles would come out on top? You'll find the answer in The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books: the ultimate guide to the world's greatest books.
J. Peder Zane, 2010
8
Do not take this road to El-Karama
We had dinner with the ghosts of Joy and George Adamson in the evening at their house on the lake. We'd made a reservation that morning. From the moment you arrive at their rather naffly-named Elsamere home, it is a bit, well, peculiar.
Chris Harvie, 2008
9
Moving Targets 2: A User's Guide to British Art Now
... miniature toytown multiples, then upscaled as naffly coifed, life-sized male mannequins (Great Deeds Against the Dead 1 and 2 1994) and then as freckled androgynous children, gambolling on a Disney-esque tree stump (Year Zero 1996).
Louisa Buck, 2000
10
Walking Home
'No, Subhadassi's cool,' I say, rather naffly, though already I'm anticipating a rendezvous with my dad later in the day, and wondering just how cool he will be when I introduce him to someone from Yorkshire who isn't called Fred or Jim.
Simon Armitage, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAFFLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term naffly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Joanna Blythman review: Osteria del Tempo Perso, Glasgow
With a parent restaurant in Lazio, and a sibling in Edinburgh, it has formed a partnership with the naffly named Tony Macaroni chain, moving ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
2
L'Anima Café, London, restaurant review
The place's Italian roots are signalled, slightly naffly, by a scooter parked by the door, with a picnic hamper of Italian foodstuffs balanced on top. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
3
Does comic book TV need freak of the week villains?
... twisty adventure) contrasting greatly with some seemingly-shoehorned naffly-displayed baddies (see: The Asset, which hyped up Graviton ... «Den Of Geek, Mar 15»
4
The Spirits: Richard Godwin reviews Old Tom & English
It's genuinely different from the speakeasy style, more intimate, naffly glamorous — almost grown-up. Of course, such a proposition rests on its ... «Evening Standard, Nov 14»
5
The Bonus Track: Wilco, Country Funk, Walking on Sunshine, Lana …
Some ideas are just so fantastically naff and naffly fantastic that you can't help but admire their sheer audacity. And so it is with the upcoming ... «The Independent, Jun 14»
6
The Love Punch: 'humdrum hunt for the grey pound'
Maybe so, but the victory would count for more if it were harder won. Instead, Hopkins capers naffly around a cartoonish universe, relying on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
7
now it's farewell to the pleasuredome
He could even claim to have ushered in the MTV era, given that Buggles's naffly brilliant Video Killed the Radio Star was the first video played ... «The Australian, Oct 13»
8
Things Learned At: The Edinburgh Fringe 2013
She utilises a huge gauze screen which seems both innovative (because such screens are barely, if ever, used by comedians) and naffly ... «The Quietus, Aug 13»
9
A week spent flaunting her legs and the REAL reason Denise Van …
... one can't help getting the impression that her antics in five-star hotels on her numerous foreign jaunts, with a band of friends she rather naffly ... «Daily Mail, Jul 13»
10
Priceless art, cars and burgers - the new currency of the emerging …
Who, for instance, would have anticipated that Nissan would resurrect, after decades of interment, the once naffly-perceived Datsun brand, with the intention of ... «GT: Global Trader, Jul 13»

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