chandlerly en · ADJ
Etymology
From chandler + -ly.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to a chandler, or (by extension) petty.
like good circumcised males and females, to be taxed by the poll, to be sconced our headmoney, our twopences, in their chandlerly shop-book of Easte
1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most chandlerly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more chandlerly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |