Nursely
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of nurselike.
""She's a dreadful good hand in sickness," was said to us of a woman we were about to become acquainted with. […] If to know the worst way and to practise it was a nursely qualification, then she should have ranked high."
Synonyms
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More examples""She's a dreadful good hand in sickness," was said to us of a woman we were about to become acquainted with. […] If to know the worst way and to practise it was a nursely qualification, then she should have ranked high."
Etymology
From nurse + -ly.
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