What does clouterly mean?
Clouterly means (obsolete) Clumsy; awkward..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) Clumsy; awkward..
I say that he seems to me to be so set, so prim, so affected, so mincing, yet so clouterly in his person, that I dare engage for thy opinion if thou dost justice to him, and to thyself, that thou never beheldest such another, except in a pier-glass.
Let us observe Spenser, with all his rusty obsolete words, with all his rough-hewn, clouterly verses.
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Clouterly means (obsolete) Clumsy; awkward..
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I say that he seems to me to be so set, so prim, so affected, so mincing, yet so clouterly in his person, that I dare engage for thy opinion if thou dost justice to him, and to thyself, that thou never beheldest such another, except in a pier-glass.
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