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# saintly

adjective (saintly, saintlier, saintliest)

«saintly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Very good and holy, like a saint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saintly/#m1)

### In the lessons

a kind, good man or woman in tales who never does wrong

### Examples

- The saintly old monk fed the poor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saintly/#x1)
- «A pious, saintly man,» said the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saintly/#x2)
- Her saintly kindness helped everyone in the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saintly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «saintly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saintly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saintly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saintly.html) on Mova free.