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managerly

managerly adjective: of, befitting, or belonging to a manager; managerial.

Adjective

managerly (comparative more managerly, superlative most managerly)

  1. Of, befitting, or belonging to a manager; managerial.
    • Again came the racking labor pains. Projector Mansfield commuted between his managerly duties in Billerica and his brewing prospects in Maine.1959, Linwood W. Moody, The Maine Two-footers: The Story of the Two-foot Gauge Railroads of Maine
    • Is Alex still such a Tartar, or has he settled down to doing proper station managerly things like courting potential donors?1997, Janice Steinberg, The Dead Man and the Sea

Forms of managerly

comparativemore managerly
superlativemost managerly

Origin of managerly

From manager + -ly.

Questions about managerly

What does managerly mean?
Managerly means of, befitting, or belonging to a manager; managerial.
What part of speech is managerly?
Managerly is an adjective.

Words near managerly in the dictionary

  1. managerializes
  2. managerializing
  3. managerially
  4. manageries
  5. managerless
  6. managerly
  7. managers
  8. managership
  9. managerships
  10. managery
  11. manages

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