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friarly

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[frahy-er-lee] / ˈfraɪ ər li /

adjective

  1. of or relating to friars.

  2. like a friar.

Etymology

Origin of friarly

First recorded in 1540–50; friar + -ly

Example Sentences

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Yet have no abstract or friarly contempt of them.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

Yet have no abstract nor friarly contempt of them.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis

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