lawyerly
Americanadjective
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With its lawyerly shenanigans and emotional poignancy, “A Case of Life and Limb” is a real corker, as a policeman who sometimes counsels Gabriel might say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
In other words, it takes a whole host of qualities entirely alien to the lawyerly mind.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2025
Mesloh believes Harris’ natural rhetorical style is more lawyerly, when she can deliver a methodical case as if cross-examining a witness in front of a jury.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
Luckily, we have the perfect guest on Amicus to answer all those questions to the extent that it is humanly and expert lawyerly possible.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2024
I was lawyerly and also veered toward dictatorial, as my brother, who often got ordered out of our shared play area, would attest.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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