composerly

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adjective

Characteristic of a musical composer.

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Meanings

adjectivecomposerly (comparative more composerly, superlative most composerly)

comparative more composerly · superlative most composerly

  1. Characteristic of a musical composer.

    (Mr. Johansen confirmed this, though it did not stop him from donning reading glasses to look over Mr. Coes shoulder at the score in proper composerly fashion.)

    2007 October 26, Andy Newman, “And Staten Island, Too”, in New York Times

Origin

From composer + -ly.

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APA

composerly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composerly

MLA

“composerly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composerly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “composerly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composerly.

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