Meanings
adjectivechieftainly (comparative more chieftainly, superlative most chieftainly)
comparative more chieftainly · superlative most chieftainly
- Befitting a chieftain.
But anyway, if healthy minds in healthy bodies was a New England requirement then, at least chieftainly Hawaiians, though frequently corpulent, were impressively fit.
2015 August 26, Jan Morris, “‘Paradise of the Pacific,’ by Susanna Moore”, in New York Times
Origin
From chieftain + -ly. Piecewise doublet of captainly.
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APA
chieftainly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chieftainly
MLA
“chieftainly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chieftainly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chieftainly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chieftainly.
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