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Webster 1913 Edition


Clerkly

Clerk′ly

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to a clerk.
Cranmer.

Clerk′ly

,
adv.
In a scholarly manner.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Clerkly

CLERKLY

,
Adj.
Scholarlike.

CLERKLY

,
adv.
In a learned manner.

Definition 2024


clerkly

clerkly

English

Adjective

clerkly (comparative clerklier, superlative clerkliest)

  1. Of clerks; befitting a clerk.
    the clerkly life

Adverb

clerkly (comparative more clerkly, superlative most clerkly)

  1. (obsolete) In a scholarly manner.
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