policemanish

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1. Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.

   The heavy policemanish step of Mr. Cowl was heard on the landing.

   1917, Arnold Bennett, The Lion's Share

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   So young and fresh that the only really policemanish thing about him was his uniform. A sort of man dressed up as a policeman.

   2013, Travis Elborough, Nick Rennison, A London Year, page 20