bankerly

adjective

bank·​er·​ly ˈbaŋ-kər-lē 

: typical of bankers

bankerly caution

The programmers at the bank, in fact, were conventional, if not bankerly, in appearance …

—Richard Todd, Atlantic, March 1970

Within, the hotel retains the original mix of bankerly reserve and Renaissance exuberance …

—David Weld Stevens, Fortune, 31 May 1982

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