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butlerly

butlerly adjective: befitting a butler.

Adjective

butlerly (comparative more butlerly, superlative most butlerly)

  1. Befitting a butler.

Forms of butlerly

comparativemore butlerly
superlativemost butlerly

Origin of butlerly

From butler + -ly.

Questions about butlerly

What does butlerly mean?
Butlerly means befitting a butler.
What part of speech is butlerly?
Butlerly is an adjective.

Words near butlerly in the dictionary

  1. butlering
  2. butlerite
  3. Butlerites
  4. butlerless
  5. butlerlike
  6. butlerly
  7. butlers
  8. Butlers Gorge
  9. butlers steak
  10. butlers' steak
  11. butlers' steaks

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