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adjectiveof, like, or befitting a soldier. Origin of soldierlyFirst recorded in 1570–80; soldier + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM soldierlysol·dier·li·ness, nounWords nearby soldierlysoldier bird, soldier crab, soldierfish, soldier fly, soldiering, soldierly, soldier of fortune, soldier on, soldier orchid, soldier settlement, soldier's heart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soldierlyWith soldierly magnanimity, Khan returned most of the lavish gifts given him by the king. India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux|Kranti Rai|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Surrounded by all these creature comforts, I should be in a soldierly state of bliss. After War: Anger, Panic, and Sometimes Peace|Benjamin Tupper|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Locals praise al-Nusra fighters, who stand out from their FSA counterparts, appearing more disciplined and reserved and soldierly. Jihadists Are Creeping Into Syria’s Rebel Factions|Jamie Dettmer|January 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST So soldierly motivation has had a different valence, more missionary than knight. The Hurt Locker's Greatest Victory|Tunku Varadarajan|March 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But perhaps the surprise, annoyance and keen disappointment broke his soldierly heart. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917|Various Near the head of the column but on one side rode a soldierly figure, apparently that of a young man of twenty-three or four. The Sword of Antietam|Joseph A. Altsheler The plan which General Lee adopted may have been his own, but the idea first originated in the soldierly brain of Longstreet. Lee and Longstreet at High Tide|Helen D. Longstreet He looked at the departing peddler and saw Sergeant Keyser meet him and salute with stern, soldierly aspect. Red Men and White|Owen Wister This thought came from the tall, trim, soldierly Chief of Staff. The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith
British Dictionary definitions for soldierly
adjectiveof or befitting a good soldier Derived forms of soldierlysoldierliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to soldierlyaggressive, armed, army, combatant, combative, fighting, martial, militant, militaristic, warlike, warmongering |