单词 | officerly |
释义 | officerlyadj. Characteristic or suggestive of an officer in the armed services; appropriate to an officer. ΚΠ 1960 P. Coleridge Running Footsteps 30 Brittle officerly smiles. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 223 He..pointed out that an ‘officer and a gentleman’ really wasn't behaving in a very officerly or gentlemanly way in handing secret papers over to the Daily Express. 1992 V. Vinge Fire upon Deep i. iv. 26 Wickwrackscar strode ahead of him, trying to look important and officerly. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1960 |
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