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bankerly

bankerly adjective: characteristic of a banker.

Adjective

bankerly (comparative more bankerly, superlative most bankerly)

  1. Characteristic of a banker.
    • There are suit vests, in bankerly worsteds and pinstripes, and “odd vests,” in solid colors, checks and suede.2008 January 10, David Colman, “Ditching the Suit, the Vest Struts Its Stuff”, in New York Times

Forms of bankerly

comparativemore bankerly
superlativemost bankerly

Origin of bankerly

From banker + -ly.

Questions about bankerly

What does bankerly mean?
Bankerly means characteristic of a banker.
What part of speech is bankerly?
Bankerly is an adjective.

Words near bankerly in the dictionary

  1. bankerdom
  2. bankeress
  3. bankeresses
  4. bankerish
  5. bankerless
  6. bankerly
  7. bankers
  8. bankers' drafts
  9. bankers' draughts
  10. bankers' hours
  11. bankers' lamps

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