Meaning

Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer..

Definitions by Sense

1. Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer.
2. (rare) In the manner of a lawyer.

Example Sentences

She rewrote the letter to make it sound more lawyerly.

Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.

> And, in fact, there are legal limits to this alleged "right" of > possession as well, ones that have been upheld by the courts. Truly lawyerly said. Strange how the courts can uphold laws as "consitutional" that clearly contravene Constitutional clauses or ammendments.^([sic]) Judicial "activism" for you.

“I’m not really even sure, I mean I don’t know. We'll figure it out, okay?” This statement melded into a question delivered half at Cameron and half at Cameron’s lawyer. Everett, very lawyerly, said nothing. Cameron, however, shook his head vigorously.

“That’s my name,” she said. “Could be another Blanche Smith,” she said, lawyerly.

“I’m instructing you and my client to avoid all interrogation. Roosevelt is on strong narcotics for pain and could answer irrationally. I don’t want him held accountable for something he may say while under the adverse effects of narcotics.’[’] I said lawyerly.

Word Forms

• more lawyerly
• most lawyerly

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When Should You Use Lawyerly?

Use lawyerly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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