plantly

plantly

English

Etymology

plant +‎ -ly

Adjective

plantly (comparative plantlier or more plantly, superlative plantliest or most plantly)

1. Of or pertaining to plants; botanical.
   • 2000, John Kissinger, Where Angels Fear:

     The setting was remote but the road to her house was well traveled; she grew, imported, and blended a rich array of exotic teas and herbs and her skill with these plantly products was such that she never lacked for appreciative customers.

   • 2009, Adam Osterweil, The Lost Treasure of Talus Scree:

     Out of all the conversion rocks, only two of them require an added potion to make the effects stick—the pebble of plantly conversion and the pebble of godly conversion.

   • 2010, Tom Fischer, The Gardener's Color Palette:

     Beauty and endurance both rank high among the plantly virtues, and it is a rare individual that has them both.

Adverb

plantly (comparative plantlier or more plantly, superlative plantliest or most plantly)

1. (nonstandard) In a plant-like manner.
   • 1976, Ernest Wood, The Seven Rays:

     [...] of new mind-powers which burst through its old fears and dislikes with a new creativeness and make forms which will be challenging and educative — something human, and finally divine, not merely plantly beautiful, and animally beautiful.