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bouncerly

bouncerly adjective: befitting or characteristic of a bouncer (security personnel).

Adjective

bouncerly (comparative more bouncerly, superlative most bouncerly)

  1. (rare) Befitting or characteristic of a bouncer (security personnel).
    • Surprisingly we were not asked to snuff them out as we entered. My most mundane thought: 'This must be a fire risk!' But there was no bouncerly discouragement. We filed slowly through to the dancefloor.1986, New Statesman, volume 112, page 18
    • With bouncerly finesse, Frank forklifted his arms under Gerald's & plucked him off his stool, dragging him towards the back & the source of that incessant voice.2009, Garry Thomas Morse, Death in Vancouver, page 49

Forms of bouncerly

comparativemore bouncerly
superlativemost bouncerly

Origin of bouncerly

From bouncer + -ly.

Questions about bouncerly

What does bouncerly mean?
Bouncerly means befitting or characteristic of a bouncer (security personnel).
What part of speech is bouncerly?
Bouncerly is an adjective.

Words near bouncerly in the dictionary

  1. bouncedown
  2. bouncedowns
  3. bounceless
  4. bouncelessness
  5. bouncer
  6. bouncerly
  7. bouncers
  8. bounces
  9. bounces around
  10. bounces back
  11. bounces in

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