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Quakerly

[ kwey-ker-lee ]

adjective

  1. like a Quaker.


adverb

  1. in the manner of the Quakers.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Quakerly1

First recorded in 1675–85; Quaker + -ly
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Example Sentences

Chocolate manufacturers seemed to have a passion for imprinting their Quakerly names on every bit of stuff they sold.

She wore a simple silk gown, of a Quakerly gray, and she held a handkerchief folded square, as it had come from the laundress.

They therefore affect a quakerly plainness, or rather a cynical negligence and impurity, of style.

There was excellent dining up-stairs, with wines really worth drinking—all with a sort of Quakerly plainness, but solid comfort.

A calm homeliness, a Quakerly simplicity runs all through it.

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