Adjective: scowly
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | scowlier |
| Superlative | scowliest |
Perifrastic
| Comparative | more scowly |
| Superlative | most scowly |
Sample Sentences
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There was a faded picture on the mantel at home of Uncle Pete, age four, holding the hand of Aunt Bareeba, a fat three-year-old with frizzy dark hair and a scowlly expression. [1992, Deborah Moulton, Summer girl:]
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You said something about Lunn” said Krazzock turning to face the messenger. Krazzock had a scowlly look on his face. [2008, Ken Chartrand, Days of the Unicorn King:]
Adjectives inflected like scowly
snubby,
snithy,
snorty,
snoopy,
sainty,
screwy,
scowly,
schizy,
smacky,
slimsy,
slanty,
slaggy,
songly,
soothy,
shysty,
shiply,
skeezy,
beastly,
yearny,
whip-creamy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From scowl + -y.