policemanly
adjEtymology From policeman + -ly.
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Of, befitting, or characteristic of a policeman; policemanlike.
- It would be dead against all policemanly etiquette.2001, Michael Innes, Appleby and Honeybath - Page 19:
- 'And I, in my sneaky policemanly way, wouldn't mind you having a chat with her.2002, Ann Granger, A Restless Evil: A Mitchell and Markby Mystery - Page 158:
1 more example
- The astonished Ken Wharfe came by just in time to witness this bizarre spectacle and in an appropriately policemanly manner rebuked the butler for his 'unforgivably disloyal' and 'deeply unprofessional' behaviour.2013, Andrew Morton, Diana: In Pursuit of Love:
- Derived terms
- unpolicemanly