Clergylike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of the clergy.
"He was quiet, unassuming, decidedly unflashy, nearly clergylike: the antithesis of the popular image of an agent."
Example
More examples"He was quiet, unassuming, decidedly unflashy, nearly clergylike: the antithesis of the popular image of an agent."
Etymology
From clergy + -like.
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