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Webster 1913 Edition

Lawyerly

{

Law′yer-likeˊ

,

Law′yer-ly

, }

Adj.

Like, or becoming, a lawyer;

as,

lawyerlike

sagacity

.

“Lawyerly mooting of this point.”

Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lawyerly

LAW'YERLY

,

Adj.

Judicial.

Definition 2024

lawyerly

lawyerly

English

Adjective

lawyerly ‎(comparative more lawyerly, superlative most lawyerly)

Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer
She rewrote the letter to make it sound more lawyerly.

Derived terms

lawyerliness