His soldierly demeanour stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him.
Source: wiktionary
Soldierly
//ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹli//
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People of unalterable ideas still insisted upon calling him "Sergeant" when they met him, which was in some degree owing to his having still retained the well-shaped moustache of his military days, and the soldierly bearing inseparable from his form.
Source: wiktionary
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