strangerly

adj

strangerly

adj

Etymology From stranger + -ly.

1

Of, befitting, or characteristic of a stranger; strangerlike.

A stranger will smile warmly at you, but there normally won't be any of that strangerly chitchat in waiting areas or checkout lines.2005, David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays:

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