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CARTOONISHLY
Definition of CARTOONISHLY
adverb
In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From cartoonish + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CARTOONISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CARTOONISHLY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACHILNOORSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CARTOONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found CARTOONISHLY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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