protectorly

English

Etymology

protector +‎ -ly

Adjective

protectorly (comparative more protectorly, superlative most protectorly)

  1. Like a protector;
    • 1662, Henry Brome, Rump: Or An Exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs Relating to the Late Times, page 365:
      He took such Protectorly courses, He seem'd Horse and Mule, But 'tis easier to rule Three Kingdoms, than six Horses.
    • 2008, Julie Kenner, Jade Lee, Marianne Mancusi, These Boots Were Made for Stomping, →ISBN, page 87:
      Then he got the dangerous end lined up with the binders, tugged his other wrist as far away as humanly (well, as Protectorly) as possible, took a deep breath, and pressed the trigger.
    • 2019, Susan Stoker, Badge of Honor:
      You can't be all protectorly and shit when it comes to what I do.

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