POKERISHLY

Etymology

Adverb

pokerishly (comparative more pokerishly, superlative most pokerishly)

In a pokerish manner.

Source: Wiktionary


POKERISH

Pok"er*ish, a.

Definition: Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place. [Colloq. U. S.] There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling. Lowell.

Pok"er*ish, a.

Definition: Stiff like a poker. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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