CLERKLY

Etymology

Adjective

clerkly (comparative clerklier, )

Of clerks; befitting a clerk.

(obsolete) Scholarly.

Synonyms

• (of clerks): clerkish, clerky

Adverb

clerkly (comparative more clerkly, superlative most clerkly)

(obsolete) In a scholarly manner.

Things far more strange, friend Will, than these;

Source: Wiktionary


Clerk"ly, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a clerk. Cranmer.

Clerk"ly, adv.

Definition: In a scholarly manner. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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