brokerly en · ADJ
Etymology
From broker + -ly.
Meanings
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(obsolete) mean (money-pinching) or servile
A brokerly slave,
1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet Archive page), (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most brokerly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more brokerly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |