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lawyerish

adj

Etymology

From lawyer + -ish.

  1. inherited from lawiere
  2. suffixed as lawyerish — “lawyer + ish”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.

  2. The language or jargon used by lawyers.

    • The general counsel at a pharma company elaborated: "Nine of ten of our ExCo members are MDs; you have to be able to speak 'doctorish,' not 'lawyerish,' to them.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA