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- Dictionaryclerkly/ˈklɑːkli/
adjective
- 1. relating or appropriate to a clerk: "a list drawn up in a clerkly hand"
- 2. scholarly; learned: "a clerkly man given to deep blushes"
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The meaning of CLERKLY is of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk. How to use clerkly in a sentence.
CLERKLY definition: 1. like or typical of a clerk (= someone who works in an office): 2. like or typical of a clerk…. Learn more.
Synonyms for CLERKLY: ministerial, pastoral, clerical, priestly, sacerdotal, ecclesiastical, missionary, ecclesiastic; Antonyms of CLERKLY: lay, temporal, secular, nonclerical
Clerkly definition: of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk.. See examples of CLERKLY used in a sentence.
adjective. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a clerk.
Define clerkly. clerkly synonyms, clerkly pronunciation, clerkly translation, English dictionary definition of clerkly. adj. clerk·li·er , clerk·li·est 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk. 2. Archaic Scholarly. clerk′li·ness n.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective clerkly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
clerkly ( comparative clerklier, superlative clerkliest) Of clerks; befitting a clerk. Synonyms: clerkish, clerky. the clerkly life. ( obsolete) Scholarly .
First recorded in 1400–50, clerkly is from the late Middle English word clerkli. See clerk, -ly
Clerkly definition: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk.