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driverly

driverly adjective: relating to, or characteristic of a driver.

Adjective

driverly (comparative more driverly, superlative most driverly)

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of a driver.
    • As one character is driving the other to work, the passenger berates the driver for not paying enough attention to her driverly duties. Her “check engine” light is on—why hasn't she taken care of that?2013, Charles E. Gutenson, Church Worth Getting Up For, page 63

Forms of driverly

comparativemore driverly
superlativemost driverly

Origin of driverly

From driver + -ly.

Questions about driverly

What does driverly mean?
Driverly means relating to, or characteristic of a driver.
What part of speech is driverly?
Driverly is an adjective.

Words near driverly in the dictionary

  1. driveress
  2. driveresses
  3. driverless
  4. driverlessly
  5. driverlessness
  6. driverly
  7. drivers
  8. drivers license
  9. drivers licenses
  10. drivers' licences
  11. drivership

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