Quakerly en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English Quaker Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English Quakerly From Quaker + -ly.
Meanings
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Pertaining to Quakers.
I was amused to hear his sister describe some of those eruptions in her slow, Quakerly fashion.
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Befitting a Quaker.
Those pretty curls were not Quakerly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Quakerly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Quakerly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |