clerkly

American  

[klurk-lee, klahrk-lee] / ˈklɜrk li, ˈklɑrk li /

adjective

clerklier, clerkliest

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

2. Archaic. scholarly.

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adverb

1. in the manner of a clerk.

clerkly British  

/ ˈklɑːklɪ /

adjective

1. of or like a clerk

2. obsolete learned

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adverb

1. obsolete in the manner of a clerk

Other Word Forms

• clerkliness
  noun
• unclerkly
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of clerkly

First recorded in 1400–50, clerkly is from the late Middle English word clerkli. See clerk, -ly