soldierly

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹli/

Definition of soldierly

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Appropriate to, or in the way of, a soldier.
    “His soldierly demeanour stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him.”
    “People of unalterable ideas still insisted upon calling him "Sergeant" when they met him, which was in some degree owing to his having still retained the well-shaped moustache of his military days, and the soldierly bearing inseparable from his form.”
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adj

  1. Appropriate to, or in the way of, a soldier.
    “His soldierly demeanour stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him.”
    “People of unalterable ideas still insisted upon calling him "Sergeant" when they met him, which was in some degree owing to his having still retained the well-shaped moustache of his military days, and the soldierly bearing inseparable from his form.”

adv

  1. In the manner of a soldier.

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Etymology

From soldier + -ly. Compare soldierlike.

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