Gangsterly
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, relating to, or resembling a gangster
"And in truth it had been Mary's money that had kept them all for so long – the house in Holland Park, her father's gangsterly lifestyle . . . Not that she could tell Julia any of this."
Synonyms
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More examples"And in truth it had been Mary's money that had kept them all for so long – the house in Holland Park, her father's gangsterly lifestyle . . . Not that she could tell Julia any of this."
Etymology
From gangster + -ly.
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