ˌchurchˈwardenly,a. [f. churchwarden + -ly1.] In the manner of a churchwarden. 1899Strand Mag. Apr. 388/1 [The hippocampus] begins to swim..with a sedate and churchwardenly motion.1936C. S. Lewis Alleg. Love vii. 321 Churchwardenly Spenser.1963Punch 17 July 91/2 Our own [money] notes are sober, churchwardenly.