What does coxcombically mean?
Coxcombically means (obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb.
"Nowadays, the young people sit while their elders stand!" the Abbot succinctly said, riveting a curly-pated enfant de coeur lolling coxcombically beneath the nose of a doating Statilia.
Use coxcombically when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Coxcombically means (obsolete) in the manner of a coxcomb.
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"Nowadays, the young people sit while their elders stand!" the Abbot succinctly said, riveting a curly-pated enfant de coeur lolling coxcombically beneath the nose of a doating Statilia.
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