Messengerly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a messenger.

    "I'm just the messenger. […] Not the authority on how these things are done. And I don't think I should talk about it with you before I've done my messengerly duties."

Example

More examples

"I'm just the messenger. […] Not the authority on how these things are done. And I don't think I should talk about it with you before I've done my messengerly duties."

Etymology

From messenger + -ly.

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