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English
Etymology
From protector + -ly.
Adjective
protectorly (comparative more protectorly, superlative most protectorly)
- 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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