clergylike en · ADJ
Etymology
From clergy + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
He was quiet, unassuming, decidedly unflashy, nearly clergylike: the antithesis of the popular image of an agent.
2000, Daniel Okrent, Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more clergylike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most clergylike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |