What does beaverly mean?
Beaverly means Like, relating to, or befitting a beaver; beaverlike.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Like, relating to, or befitting a beaver; beaverlike.
"[…] Great idea, isn't it? I wonder how long they would take to Darwinize into webbed feet and a beaverly breadth of tail."
Indeed, they are already doing so with all the complacent industry of beavers and the beaverly repetition of aims and methods.
Tao The Ching, the Upanishads, or Ojibway creation tales it's not owing to any sense of piety or to the beaverly enthusiasms of a pedant, but because of an ardent and abiding curiosity.
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Beaverly means Like, relating to, or befitting a beaver; beaverlike.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"[…] Great idea, isn't it? I wonder how long they would take to Darwinize into webbed feet and a beaverly breadth of tail."
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