lawyerly
Americanadjective
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“He was very lawyerly, even as a law student.”
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Calm, lawyerly, reasonable, he was the smooth corporation man who made the Mafia professional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
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
To them, he must have seemed young and lawyerly.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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