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clerkliest

clerkliest is the superlative form of clerkly.

Meaning of clerkly

Adjective

clerkly (comparative clerklier, superlative clerkliest)

  1. Of clerks; befitting a clerk.
    • the clerkly life
    Synonyms:
    clerkish, clerky
  2. (obsolete) Scholarly.
    • For notwithstanding al your great brags and this your clerkly booke, ye knowe not nor euer shall knowe, but that the Pope is the supreame head of the Churche.1567, Thomas Stapleton, chapter 6, in A Counterblast to M. Hornes Vayne Blaste against M. Fekenham, Louvain, page 36

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Questions about clerkliest

What is clerkliest the superlative form of?
Clerkliest is the superlative form of clerkly.

Words near clerkliest in the dictionary

  1. clerkish
  2. clerkishly
  3. clerkism
  4. clerkless
  5. clerklier
  6. clerkliest
  7. clerklike
  8. clerkliness
  9. clerkling
  10. clerklings
  11. clerkly

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