Antly vs Auntly - What's the difference?
antly | auntly |
Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic.
*1964 , Conrad Aiken, Richard P. Blackmur, The collected novels of Conrad Aiken :
*2005 , Tim Walsh, Timeless toys :
*2007 , Robert Malcolm Murray, Jan Narveson, Liberty, Games and Contracts :
*2007 , Piers Anthony, Stork Naked :
Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
*2001 , Mary Evans, Feminism :
*2012 , Josh Ritter, Bright's Passage :
In the manner of an aunt.
As adjectives the difference between antly and auntly
is that antly is of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic while auntly is of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.As an adverb auntly is
in the manner of an aunt.antly
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Statues, of heroic size, would be erected to the great ant heroes — warriors, builders, or what not — inscribed with phrases like, "He was the antliest ant of all time." . . . And of course there would be an anthropomorphic god.
- Beside the pool, the little workers were diligently going about their antly business, unnoticed by everybody except Milton.
- Such a plan just wouldn't be reasonable, given typical antly survival requirements. Cooperation is surely the best policy. It would be much wiser for each ant to align its behaviour with that of its fellows, provided those other ants do [...]
- You must accept a proffered Pique Ant ambassador, as you are pique ants too. By antly protocol you are obliged to grant me the hospitality of the hill for a day and night.” “This is highly irregular.” “Nevertheless legitimate.
auntly
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Her auntly behavior always made me blush.
- The legacy Martineau offers to Eliot is auntly in the terms of my definition, because it is simultaneously gratuitous and enabling.
- He watched the auntly lady twist the ends of the diaper so that the whole assemblage seemed to wrap itself around his boy like magic.