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scribely

scribely adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of a scribe; scribal.

Adjective

scribely (comparative more scribely, superlative most scribely)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a scribe; scribal.
    • This meant that his school studies had effectively stopped, but now he had acquired enough scribely skills to be of use to any of the outdoor departments of the temple administration.2014, Hilary Wilson, Egyptian Women
    • But keep on the lookout for the 1st-century-a.d. stele on the right wall, with symbols of the deceased's civic scribely duties (a scroll and codex), and the fresco remnants around to the left.2010, John Moretti, Frommer's Florence, Tuscany, and Umbria

Forms of scribely

comparativemore scribely
superlativemost scribely

Origin of scribely

From scribe + -ly.

Questions about scribely

What does scribely mean?
Scribely means of, relating to, or characteristic of a scribe; scribal.
What part of speech is scribely?
Scribely is an adjective.

Words near scribely in the dictionary

  1. scribbly gum
  2. scribbly gum moth
  3. scribe
  4. scribed
  5. scribedom
  6. scribely
  7. scriber
  8. scriber block
  9. scriber blocks
  10. scribers
  11. scribes

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