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proprietorially

proprietorially adverb: in a proprietorial manner; like an owner.

Adverb

proprietorially (comparative more proprietorially, superlative most proprietorially)

  1. In a proprietorial manner; like an owner.
    • When they left, she paced the house, proprietorially, feeling the feel of each stone in the paving with bare feet.2005, Rama Kundu, Anita Desai, Fire on the Mountain, page 115

Forms of proprietorially

comparativemore proprietorially
superlativemost proprietorially

Origin of proprietorially

From proprietorial + -ly.

Questions about proprietorially

What does proprietorially mean?
Proprietorially means in a proprietorial manner; like an owner.
What part of speech is proprietorially?
Proprietorially is an adverb.

Words near proprietorially in the dictionary

  1. proprietoress
  2. proprietoresses
  3. proprietorial
  4. proprietorial borough
  5. proprietorial boroughs
  6. proprietorially
  7. proprietors
  8. proprietorship
  9. proprietorships
  10. proprietory
  11. proprietous

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