clerkly adjective. ['klɑ:kli] LME.
[from CLERK noun + -LY¹, after CLERKLY adverb.]
1. Scholarly, learned. arch. LME.

2. Of or pertaining to the clergy, clerical. L15.

3. Of or pertaining to fine handwriting; skilled in copying. E19.

4. Of or pertaining to an office clerk. M19.

■ clerkliness noun M16.

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clerkly adverb. ['klɑ:kli] LME.
[from CLERK noun + -LY², after late Latin clericaliter.]
1. In a scholarly way, learnedly. arch. LME.
b. Cleverly, artfully. L16-E17.

2. In fine handwriting, in the manner of a good copyist. E19.

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