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Meaning of soily | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Covered in soil; earthy.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of soil.
  3. Dirty; soiled.
  4. Apt to stain.

Examples

“A woman with a well-to-do south voice told me to wash my soily hands before touching her messages.”
“Methinks, Miſs, ſaid Sally, you are a little ſoily, to what we have ſeen you.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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