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yeomanlike

yeomanlike adjective: resembling a yeoman or yeoman's work: brave and stout.

Adjective

yeomanlike (comparative more yeomanlike, superlative most yeomanlike)

  1. Resembling a yeoman or yeoman's work: brave and stout
    • The small orchestra played superbly under Wikman's direction; of special note is David Schrader's yeomanlike service on the harpsichord.1995 March 31, Sarah Bryan Miller, “Despot Measures”, in Chicago Reader

Adverb

yeomanlike (comparative more yeomanlike, superlative most yeomanlike)

  1. In the manner of a yeoman; bravely and stoutly
    • One by one the archers, stepping forward, delivered their shafts yeomanlike and bravely.1819, Walter Scott, chapter 13, in Ivanhoe

Synonyms of yeomanlike

Forms of yeomanlike

Adjective
comparativemore yeomanlike
superlativemost yeomanlike
Adverb
comparativemore yeomanlike
superlativemost yeomanlike

Origin of yeomanlike

From yeoman + -like.

Questions about yeomanlike

What does yeomanlike mean?
Yeomanlike means resembling a yeoman or yeoman's work: brave and stout.
What part of speech is yeomanlike?
Yeomanlike can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near yeomanlike in the dictionary

  1. yeoman's service
  2. yeoman's work
  3. yeomanette
  4. yeomanettes
  5. yeomanhood
  6. yeomanlike
  7. yeomanly
  8. yeomanries
  9. yeomanry
  10. Yeomans
  11. yeomen

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