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chairmanly

chairmanly adjective: befitting a chairman.

Adjective

chairmanly (comparative more chairmanly, superlative most chairmanly)

  1. Befitting a chairman.

Forms of chairmanly

comparativemore chairmanly
superlativemost chairmanly

Origin of chairmanly

From chairman + -ly.

Questions about chairmanly

What does chairmanly mean?
Chairmanly means befitting a chairman.
What part of speech is chairmanly?
Chairmanly is an adjective.

Words near chairmanly in the dictionary

  1. chairmaned
  2. chairmaness
  3. chairmanesses
  4. chairmaning
  5. chairmanlike
  6. chairmanly
  7. chairmanned
  8. chairmanning
  9. chairmans
  10. chairmanship
  11. chairmanships

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