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watchmanly

watchmanly adjective: befitting a watchman.

Adjective

watchmanly (comparative more watchmanly, superlative most watchmanly)

  1. Befitting a watchman.

Forms of watchmanly

comparativemore watchmanly
superlativemost watchmanly

Origin of watchmanly

From watchman + -ly.

Questions about watchmanly

What does watchmanly mean?
Watchmanly means befitting a watchman.
What part of speech is watchmanly?
Watchmanly is an adjective.

Words near watchmanly in the dictionary

  1. watchman's clock
  2. watchman's detector
  3. watchman's rattle
  4. watchman's rattles
  5. watchman's time detector
  6. watchmanly
  7. Watchmans
  8. watchmanship
  9. watchmate
  10. watchmates
  11. watchmen

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