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porterly

porterly adjective: characteristic of a porter.

Adjective

porterly (comparative more porterly, superlative most porterly)

  1. Characteristic of a porter.
    • The porter lifted the brass rod and admitted me at an hour when the train was not open to the general public, and with true porterly pride made the entire tour with me, and saw that I did not overlook any of the strong points.1904, Joe Mitchell Chapple, National Magazine, volume 21, page 342

Forms of porterly

comparativemore porterly
superlativemost porterly

Origin of porterly

From porter + -ly.

Questions about porterly

What does porterly mean?
Porterly means characteristic of a porter.
What part of speech is porterly?
Porterly is an adjective.

Words near porterly in the dictionary

  1. porterhouse steaks
  2. porterhouses
  3. portering
  4. porterless
  5. porterlike
  6. porterly
  7. porters
  8. Porters Retreat
  9. porters' lodges
  10. portership
  11. porterships

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