Managerly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, befitting, or belonging to a manager; managerial.

    "Again came the racking labor pains. Projector Mansfield commuted between his managerly duties in Billerica and his brewing prospects in Maine."

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"Again came the racking labor pains. Projector Mansfield commuted between his managerly duties in Billerica and his brewing prospects in Maine."

Etymology

From manager + -ly.

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