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soldierly en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹli/ (General-American)

Etymology

From soldier + -ly. Compare soldierlike.

Meanings

1. Appropriate to, or in the way of, a soldier.
   • His soldierly demeanour stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him.
   • People of unalterable ideas still insisted upon calling him "Sergeant" when they met him, which was in some degree owing to his having still retained the well-shaped moustache of his military days, and the soldierly bearing inseparable from his form. 1874, Thomas Hardy, “Coming Home—A Cry”, in Far from the Madding Crowd. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC, pages 99–100:

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Deriveds

soldierliness · unsoldierly

soldierly en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English soldier Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English soldierly From soldier + -ly.

Meanings

1. In the manner of a soldier.

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