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dull.

method, manner

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɨ̞ɬ/North-Wales/dɪɬ/South-Wales
  1. method, manner

    masculine
  2. appearance, style

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Morris Jones traces this from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, point out”) via a formation *doix-sl-, but Russell instead derives this from *to-ud-lom.

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