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officerly

officerly adjective: like or befitting an officer.

Adjective

officerly (comparative more officerly, superlative most officerly)

  1. Like or befitting an officer.
    • officerly conduct

Forms of officerly

comparativemore officerly
superlativemost officerly

Origin of officerly

From officer + -ly.

Questions about officerly

What does officerly mean?
Officerly means like or befitting an officer.
What part of speech is officerly?
Officerly is an adjective.

Words near officerly in the dictionary

  1. officerial
  2. officering
  3. officerism
  4. officerless
  5. officerlike
  6. officerly
  7. officers
  8. officers of the court
  9. officers of the peace
  10. officership
  11. officerships

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