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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of, befitting, or characteristic of a policeman; policemanlike..
It would be dead against all policemanly etiquette.
'And I, in my sneaky policemanly way, wouldn't mind you having a chat with her.
The astonished Ken Wharfe came by just in time to witness this bizarre spectacle and in an appropriately policemanly manner rebuked the butler for his 'unforgivably disloyal' and 'deeply unprofessional' behaviour.
Use policemanly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Policemanly means Of, befitting, or characteristic of a policeman; policemanlike..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It would be dead against all policemanly etiquette.
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