Sheikly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of sheiks; befitting a sheik.

    "Like other Bahrainis, their living standard has improved with the years, although it is nowhere near a sheikly scale. They now occupy a large, quietly furnished flat on the second floor of the big, white Adviserate building in Manama."

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"Like other Bahrainis, their living standard has improved with the years, although it is nowhere near a sheikly scale. They now occupy a large, quietly furnished flat on the second floor of the big, white Adviserate building in Manama."

Etymology

From sheik + -ly.

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