marly

1. 1.

   of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl

Other forms of marly

comparative

marlier·

superlative

marliest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about marly

What does marly mean?

marly means "of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl".

How many syllables are in marly?

marly has 2 syllables: mar-ly. The stress falls on "mar".

Is marly a common word?

marly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.