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Antly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Antly is an adjective meaning Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic.

Meaning

Of, resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to ants; formic.

Example Sentences

Beside the pool, the little workers were diligently going about their antly business, unnoticed by everybody except Milton.
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.
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.
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 [...]

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Related dictionary entries include formic, formican, formicarian, antish, formicative, formicatory.

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