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clerkishly

clerkishly adverb: in a clerkish manner.

Adverb

clerkishly (comparative more clerkishly, superlative most clerkishly)

  1. (rare) In a clerkish manner.

Forms of clerkishly

comparativemore clerkishly
superlativemost clerkishly

Origin of clerkishly

From clerkish + -ly.

Questions about clerkishly

What does clerkishly mean?
Clerkishly means in a clerkish manner.
What part of speech is clerkishly?
Clerkishly is an adverb.

Words near clerkishly in the dictionary

  1. clerkhood
  2. Clerkin
  3. clerking
  4. Clerkins
  5. clerkish
  6. clerkishly
  7. clerkism
  8. clerkless
  9. clerklier
  10. clerkliest
  11. clerklike

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