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strangerly

strangerly adjective: of, befitting, or characteristic of a stranger; strangerlike.

Adjective

strangerly (comparative more strangerly, superlative most strangerly)

  1. Of, befitting, or characteristic of a stranger; strangerlike.
    • A stranger will smile warmly at you, but there normally won't be any of that strangerly chitchat in waiting areas or checkout lines.2005, David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays

Forms of strangerly

comparativemore strangerly
superlativemost strangerly

Origin of strangerly

From stranger + -ly.

Questions about strangerly

What does strangerly mean?
Strangerly means of, befitting, or characteristic of a stranger; strangerlike.
What part of speech is strangerly?
Strangerly is an adjective.

Words near strangerly in the dictionary

  1. strangeress
  2. strangeresses
  3. strangerhood
  4. strangering
  5. strangerlike
  6. strangerly
  7. strangers
  8. strangers in the night
  9. strangership
  10. strangerwise
  11. stranges

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