martyrly

adj, adv — 2 senses

adj

UK /ˈmɑːtəli/

Etymology From martyr + -ly.

Like a martyr; martyrish.

adv

Etymology From martyr + -ly.

Obsolete, Rare In a way which befits or suggests a martyr.

they tell me 't were in vain to try, / And that the Edinburgh Review and Quarterly / Treat a dissenting author very martyrly.1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I.211:

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