Chefly
//ˈʃɛfli// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to, similar to, or about chefs or cooks.
"The best urban-rustic chefs, including Chez Panisse's Alice Waters, Zuni Cafe's Judy Rodgers and Campanile's Mark Peel, reinterpret the cuisine by using really good ingredients, putting them together with chefly skill and maintaining the spirit of each dish."
Example
More examples"The best urban-rustic chefs, including Chez Panisse's Alice Waters, Zuni Cafe's Judy Rodgers and Campanile's Mark Peel, reinterpret the cuisine by using really good ingredients, putting them together with chefly skill and maintaining the spirit of each dish."
Etymology
From chef + -ly. Piecewise doublet of chiefly and headly.
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