Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of clerks; befitting a clerk.

    the clerkly life

  2. (obsolete)Scholarly.

Origin

From clerk + -ly.

From clerk + -ly.

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Forms

clerklier, clerkliest
Comparativeclerklier Lesson
Superlativeclerkliest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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