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/ˈseɪntli/ · adjective
Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike..
Sophie led a saintly life.
Since my sother is nothing short of saintly, she fetches me daily from work and transports me here and there.
She met more than a quarter of all the American presidents who have ever lived, five popes, hundreds of national leaders, from the saintly, such as Nelson Mandela, to the tyrannical, including Robert Mugabe and Nicolae Ceausescu[…]
Use saintly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Saintly means Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike..
Common synonyms include holy, pious, saintlike, good.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Sophie led a saintly life.
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