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doctorly

doctorly adverb: in the manner of a doctor.

Adverb

doctorly (comparative more doctorly, superlative most doctorly)

  1. In the manner of a doctor.

Adjective

doctorly (comparative more doctorly, superlative most doctorly)

  1. doctorlike

Forms of doctorly

Adverb
comparativemore doctorly
superlativemost doctorly
Adjective
comparativemore doctorly
superlativemost doctorly

Origin of doctorly

From doctor + -ly.

Words formed from doctorly

Questions about doctorly

What does doctorly mean?
Doctorly means in the manner of a doctor.
What part of speech is doctorly?
Doctorly can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near doctorly in the dictionary

  1. doctorizing
  2. doctorless
  3. doctorlike
  4. doctorling
  5. doctorlings
  6. doctorly
  7. Doctorow
  8. Doctorowian
  9. doctors
  10. doctors and engineers
  11. Doctors Flat

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