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Quakerly

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to Quakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I was amused to hear his sister describe some of those eruptions in her slow, Quakerly fashion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Befitting a Quaker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Those pretty curls were not Quakerly.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Quaker Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English Quakerly From Quaker + -ly.