Porterly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a porter.

    "The porter lifted the brass rod and admitted me at an hour when the train was not open to the general public, and with true porterly pride made the entire tour with me, and saw that I did not overlook any of the strong points."

Example

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"The porter lifted the brass rod and admitted me at an hour when the train was not open to the general public, and with true porterly pride made the entire tour with me, and saw that I did not overlook any of the strong points."

Etymology

From porter + -ly.

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