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judgely

judgely adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of a judge; judicial; judgelike.

Adjective

judgely (comparative more judgely, superlative most judgely)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a judge; judicial; judgelike.
    • I may know a thing or two, but it wouldn't be judgely to tell it.1902, John Kendrick Bangs, Charles Raymond Macauley, Emblemland
    • Too good, cheered the Westside gallery, as the judge jumped up from his swivelling chair like he had ants in his pants, slammed his papers and judgely possessions in his Queensland port, and walked out of the courtroom.2010, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria: A Novel - Page 156

Forms of judgely

comparativemore judgely
superlativemost judgely

Origin of judgely

From judge + -ly.

Questions about judgely

What does judgely mean?
Judgely means of, relating to, or characteristic of a judge; judicial; judgelike.
What part of speech is judgely?
Judgely is an adjective.

Words near judgely in the dictionary

  1. judgeful
  2. judgeless
  3. judgelike
  4. judgeling
  5. judgelings
  6. judgely
  7. judgement
  8. judgement call
  9. judgement calls
  10. judgement day
  11. judgement days

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