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Cuckoldly vs Cuckoldry - What's the difference?

cuckoldly | cuckoldry |

As an adverb cuckoldly

is like or as a cuckold.

As an adjective cuckoldly

is possessing the qualities of a cuckold.

As a noun cuckoldry is

an act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.

cuckoldly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Like or as a cuckold.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing the qualities of a cuckold.
    • * (English Citations of "cuckoldly")

    cuckoldry

    English

    Noun

  • An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:How many such-like cuckoldries are there in histories, procured by the Gods against seely mortall men?
  • The state of being a cuckold.
  • (zoology)