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Cornify vs Cornily - What's the difference?

cornify | cornily |

As a verb cornify

is (chiefly|medicine) to convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance.

As an adverb cornily is

in a corny manner.

cornify

English

Verb

  • (chiefly, medicine) To convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance
  • *{{quote-book, 1985, Moschella & Hurley, Dermatology, edition=2nd ed., volume=1 citation
    • , passage=No longer in contact with an inner root sheath, the isthmus epithelium cornifies without a granular zone, and the thin cornified layer is composed of compactly arranged cornified cells.}}

    Derived terms

    *cornification

    cornily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a corny manner.