Secretarially

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In secretarial fashion.

    "I spent my adolescence touch-typing, convinced my life would be passed secretarially, my left pinkie building novelty muscle manning the A. Then the technology changed, and I improvised an inelegant three-finger style for computer keyboards."

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"I spent my adolescence touch-typing, convinced my life would be passed secretarially, my left pinkie building novelty muscle manning the A. Then the technology changed, and I improvised an inelegant three-finger style for computer keyboards."

Etymology

From secretarial + -ly.

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