drumly

[ druhm-lee; Scots droom-lee ]

/ ˈdrʌm li; Scots ˈdrʊm li /

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adjective, drum·li·er, drum·li·est.Scot.

troubled; gloomy.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of drumly

1505–15; nasalized variant of Middle English drublie, droblie,Old English drōflīc, equivalent to drōf turbid, troubled (cognate with German trüb) + -līc-ly

Words nearby drumly

drumhead court-martial, drumhead service, drum into someone's head, drum kit, drumlin, drumly, drum machine, drum magazine, drum major, drum majorette, drum membrane

Example sentences from the Web for drumly

The green meadows were not inviting, the grass was dripping, the flowers closed and heavy, the river red and drumly.
Girlhood and Womanhood|Sarah Tytler
They had fished the Drumly many a time without it, and this was to be another such day as those of old.
Tommy and Grizel|J.M. Barrie
For the boy came back to Tommy when he heard the Drumly singing; it was as if he had suddenly seen his mother looking young again.
Tommy and Grizel|J.M. Barrie
Far west, into the drizzling night the river lamps stretched, showing the drumly water of the highway of the world.
Erchie|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro

For her sake, as it seemed to him now, he had flung himself into the black waters of the Drumly.
Tommy and Grizel|J.M. Barrie

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