singerly

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adjective

Proper to or characteristic of a singer

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Meanings

adjectivesingerly (comparative more singerly, superlative most singerly)

comparative more singerly · superlative most singerly

  1. Proper to or characteristic of a singer

    Dietrich and Lenya lacked a number of singerly virtues, but their strengths lay in a kind of extramusical quality of feeling and experience.

    1988 February 19, Chris Morris, “Marianne Faithful--Strange Weather”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021

Origin

From singer + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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