clerkly

clerk·ly

adj \ˈklər-klē, British usually ˈklär-\

Definition of CLERKLY

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a clerk <clerkly duties>

2

archaic : scholarly

— clerkly adverb

Examples of CLERKLY

1. <a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock>

First Known Use of CLERKLY

15th century

Related to CLERKLY

Synonyms: clerical, ministerial, pastoral, priestly, sacerdotal

Antonyms: lay, nonclerical, secular, temporal

Related Words: evangelical (also evangelic), missionary; apostolic, canonical, diaconal, diocesan, episcopal, papal, patriarchal, pontifical; churchly, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical; divine, holy, religious, sacramental; conventual, mendicant, monachal, monastic; caliphal, rabbinic (or rabbinical)

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