Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as glebous.

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  • adjective Relating to the glebe; turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful.

Etymologies

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Compare Latin glaebosus cloddy.

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Examples

  • "You mustn't put Negroes in the copy," retorted Mr. In gleby.

    Murder Must Advertise Sayers, Dorothy L. 1933

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