sergeant-majorly

comparative more sergeant-majorly · superlative most sergeant-majorly

1. In the manner of a sergeant major.

   “Okay boys,” I said, in sergeant-majorly style, “there are just two rules that you need to know for this expedition.”

   2003, Anna Richards, ADHD: A Challenging Journey, Sage Publications, Page 25

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   Captain David Margesson who not withstanding his official description as War Minister, is usually the soul of gentle geniality, was almost sergeant-majorly in his treatment of the mildest question.

   1941, Francis Cowley Burland, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks and Owen Seaman, Punch (Volume CCI), Punch Publications Ltd, Page 446

   In Rural Rides, within a few pages, he manages to insult Scotsmen and the Cotswolds, but in a sergeant-majorly sort of way, […]

   1973, Seumas Stewart, Book Collecting: A Beginner's Guide, E. P. Dutton, Page 206