designerly

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adjective

Characteristic of a designer.

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Meanings

adjectivedesignerly (comparative more designerly, superlative most designerly)

comparative more designerly · superlative most designerly

  1. Characteristic of a designer.

    By choosing an anonymous lampshade as his starting point rather than something designerly, Laarman has created the design equivalent of Miuccia Prada’s Crombie-style coat.

    2007 August 26, Alice Rawsthorn, “The Brightest Bulb”, in New York Times

Origin

From designer + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

resignedly
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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