newtly

English

Etymology

From newt +‎ -ly.

Adjective

newtly (comparative more newtly, superlative most newtly)

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to newts.
    • 1897, Thomas Wright, The Acid Sisters: And Other Poems, page 93:
      The sapphire needled dragonflies
      That flirt with the crested newt!
      And now before his newtly nose, […]
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