Etymology

lawyerly

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Today it means: Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English lawyer
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lawyerly · adjective1

  1. Englishlawyer
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaylawyerly

From lawyer + -ly (adjectival suffix).

lawyerly · adverb2

From lawyer + -ly (adverbial suffix), after the adjective.

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