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coachly

coachly adjective: coach-like, or in the manner of a coach (sports trainer).

Adjective

coachly (comparative more coachly, superlative most coachly)

  1. (rare) Coach-like, or in the manner of a coach (sports trainer).
    • A visitor dropping in at Baker Rink in the late afternoon hours these cold winter days will be treated to a coachly demonstration of the popular "Do It Yourself" kick.1959, Princeton Alumni Weekly (volume 60, page 16)
    • a coachly pep-talk on "professionalism and the educative team"1972, School Progress (volume 41, page 23)

Forms of coachly

comparativemore coachly
superlativemost coachly

Origin of coachly

coach + -ly

Questions about coachly

What does coachly mean?
Coachly means coach-like, or in the manner of a coach (sports trainer).
What part of speech is coachly?
Coachly is an adjective.

Words near coachly in the dictionary

  1. coachlike
  2. coachline
  3. coachlines
  4. coachload
  5. coachloads
  6. coachly
  7. coachmaker
  8. coachmakers
  9. coachmaking
  10. coachman
  11. Coachman's Cove

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