# widowly

**Pronunciation:** WIDOWLY

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Widowly means like, or suiting, a widow.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as widowly.
- A widowly tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became widowly after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- widowly + noun — Use widowly before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a widowly reaction.
- become widowly — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became widowly near the end.

## Collocations

- widowly behavior — The teacher calmly handled the widowly behavior.
- widowly tone — The email had an widowly tone.

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