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surgeonly

adj

Etymology

From surgeon + -ly.

  1. derived from χειρουργός
  2. derived from chīrūrgia
  3. derived from *chīrurgiānus✻
  4. derived from surgien
  5. inherited from surgien
  6. suffixed as surgeonly — “surgeon + ly”

Definitions

  1. Befitting a surgeon.

    • Drawing his own pistol, he leaned to strike John Thomas with surgeonly precision along the temple. John Thomas dropped like a poleaxed steer. Dr. Amos had used exactly the force necessary to knock him out.

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