singerly en · ADJ
Etymology
From singer + -ly.
Meanings
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Proper to or characteristic of a singer
Dietrich and Lenya lacked a number of singerly virtues, but their strengths lay in a kind of extramusical quality of feeling and experience.
1988 February 19, Chris Morris, “Marianne Faithful--Strange Weather”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most singerly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more singerly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |