单词 | doctorly |
释义 | doctorlyadj. Having the qualities of a doctor, esp. (in later use) a medical doctor; resembling or reminiscent of a doctor; characteristic of or befitting a doctor or doctors. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > university administration > taking degree or graduation > [adjective] > having degree > relating to doctorate doctoral1549 doctorly1570 doctorial1729 postdoctorate1912 postdoctoral1929 postdoc1942 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1225/1 The doctorly Prelates. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. x. 1627/2 This doctorly disputation. 1657 R. Jackson To Gentlem. Eng., in R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Dispensatory sig. d3 With a Doctorly arrogance. 1888 E. A. Freeman in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. E. A. Freeman (1895) II. 386 I am still writing upstairs, in a gown scarlet but not doctorly. 1928 Chelmsford Chron. 10 Feb. 5/9 Livingstone treated her with doctorly skill, and removed her to a wayside house. 2011 Times 12 Feb. 23/1 In her frank, doctorly way, she explained how obesity has started complicating her job. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.1570 |
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