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mentorly

mentorly adjective: of, befitting, or characteristic of a mentor; mentorlike.

Adjective

mentorly (comparative more mentorly, superlative most mentorly)

  1. Of, befitting, or characteristic of a mentor; mentorlike.
    • This probably wasn't the mentorly encouragement she was hoping for, but it actually was what I most wanted to say.2011, Chris Knopf, Bad Bird: A Mystery

Forms of mentorly

comparativemore mentorly
superlativemost mentorly

Origin of mentorly

From mentor + -ly.

Questions about mentorly

What does mentorly mean?
Mentorly means of, befitting, or characteristic of a mentor; mentorlike.
What part of speech is mentorly?
Mentorly is an adjective.

Words near mentorly in the dictionary

  1. mentorings
  2. mentorish
  3. mentorism
  4. mentorless
  5. mentorlike
  6. mentorly
  7. mentors
  8. mentorship
  9. mentorships
  10. mentos
  11. Mentougou

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