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colly

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chiefly British dialect

Synonyms & Antonyms of colly

as in crock

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for colly

crock
[dialect]

confuse,
disarrange,
disarray,
dishevel,
disorder,
draggle,
jumble,
mess,
muddle

discolor

contaminate,
defile,
pollute,
taint

befoul,
begrime,
bemire,
besmirch,
blacken,
daub,
dirty,
distain
[archaic],
foul,
gaum
[dialect],
grime,
mire,
muck,
muddy,
smirch,
smudge,
soil,
stain,
sully

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for colly

clean,
cleanse

decontaminate,
purge,
purify

disinfect,
sanitize

brush,
dry-clean,
dust,
launder,
mop,
rinse,
scour,
scrub,
sweep,
wash,
wipe

brighten,
deodorize,
freshen,
renew,
spruce (up)

straighten (up),
tidy (up)

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“Colly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colly. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.

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