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roosterly

adj

Etymology

From rooster + -ly.

  1. inherited from *hrōstaz✻ — “wooden framework; grill”
  2. inherited from *hrōst✻
  3. inherited from hrōst — “wooden framework of a roof; roost”
  4. inherited from roste — “chicken's roost; perch”
  5. suffixed as rooster — “roost + er”
  6. formed as roosterly — “rooster + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.

    • And on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal.

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