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clerk⋅ly

  [klurk-lee; Brit. klahrk-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a clerk.
2. Archaic. scholarly.
–adverb
3. in the manner of a clerk.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME clerkli. See clerk, -ly

Related forms:
clerk⋅li⋅ness, noun
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clerk·ly   (klûrk'lē)   
adj.   clerk·li·er, clerk·li·est

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk.

  2. Archaic Scholarly.

clerk'li·ness n.
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