What does soldierly mean?
Soldierly means Appropriate to, or in the way of, a soldier..
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/ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹli/ · adjective
Appropriate to, or in the way of, a soldier..
His soldierly demeanour stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him.
People of unalterable ideas still insisted upon calling him "Sergeant" when they met him, which was in some degree owing to his having still retained the well-shaped moustache of his military days, and the soldierly bearing inseparable from his form.
Use soldierly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Soldierly means Appropriate to, or in the way of, a soldier..
Common synonyms include military, warriorlike, soldierlike, martial.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His soldierly demeanour stood him good stead in civilian life when vicissitudes would assail him.
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