butlerlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From butler + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a butler.
Gaping at them from the open doorway, wonderfully respectable and butlerlike in swallow-tails, stood his father.
1917, P. G. Wodehouse, Piccadilly Jim:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more butlerlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most butlerlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |