deaconly

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adjective

Resembling or befitting a deacon.

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Meanings

adjectivedeaconly (comparative more deaconly, superlative most deaconly)

comparative more deaconly · superlative most deaconly

  1. Resembling or befitting a deacon.

    As one who would not be balked in his determination to spend Sunday in deaconly pursuits, he had set off along the walk.

    1923, George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, volume 72, page 26

Origin

From deacon + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

decanoyl
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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