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scribely en · ADJ

Etymology

From scribe + -ly.

Meanings

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a scribe; scribal.
   • But keep on the lookout for the 1st-century-a.d. stele on the right wall, with symbols of the deceased's civic scribely duties (a scroll and codex), and the fresco remnants around to the left. 2010, John Moretti, Frommer's Florence, Tuscany, and Umbria:
   • This meant that his school studies had effectively stopped, but now he had acquired enough scribely skills to be of use to any of the outdoor departments of the temple administration. 2014, Hilary Wilson, Egyptian Women:
   • Yet traditional history writing, preoccupied with that history of the victors Benjamin so memorably pinpointed, would have transferred its scribely allegiance without effort to the side of 'Power' in any case. 2004, Edward Neill, The Secret Life of Thomas Hardy:

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