— def · plinthly

plinthly

/ˈplɪnθ.li/

adverb · etym: anglo-noemic · plinth (base, pedestal) + -ly

with the steady self-possession of something standing on its own base.

a kettle on a hob can be plinthly. a sentence can be plinthly. a stranger waiting on a platform, holding their bag without fidgeting, is plinthly. the word does not imply pride; it implies a sufficient relation to the ground.

in the lexicon, plinthly is a near-relation of idolic but more domestic. an idol has been raised; the plinthly thing has simply not been knocked over. compare also horalith.

in a sentence:   "she answered the question plinthly; it was hard to know what to add."

see also · idolic horalith vellumly stone

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