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commanderly

commanderly adjective: characteristic of or befitting a commander.

Adjective

commanderly (comparative more commanderly, superlative most commanderly)

  1. Characteristic of or befitting a commander

Forms of commanderly

comparativemore commanderly
superlativemost commanderly

Origin of commanderly

From commander + -ly.

Questions about commanderly

What does commanderly mean?
Commanderly means characteristic of or befitting a commander.
What part of speech is commanderly?
Commanderly is an adjective.

Words near commanderly in the dictionary

  1. commanderess
  2. commanderesses
  3. commanderies
  4. commanderless
  5. commanderlike
  6. commanderly
  7. commanders
  8. commanders in chief
  9. commanders-in-chief
  10. commandership
  11. commanderships

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