By-the-books
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of by-the-book. alt-of, alternative
"The hostility Garrus nurtures for the ineffective Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) bureaucracy has an oedipal tinge since his father, Castis Vakarian, is an exemplary by-the-books C-Sec officer."
Example
More examples"The hostility Garrus nurtures for the ineffective Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) bureaucracy has an oedipal tinge since his father, Castis Vakarian, is an exemplary by-the-books C-Sec officer."
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