Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characteristic of or resembling Quakers; Quaker-like.
- In the manner of a Quaker.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Resembling Quakers; Quakerlike; Quakerish.
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Examples
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Thomas Babington Macaulay criticized Mill and his fellow Utilitarians for "affect [ing] a quakerly plainness, or rather a cynical negligence and impurity of style."
James Mill Ball, Terence 2005
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In a loud, angry voice he called to the boatswain's mate and bade him, 'Take the quakerly dog away, and put him to the capstan and make him work.'
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"I have no objection in life," replied Phil, "and let the slice be a good one; only I am rather quakerly as to actual fighting, which may God of his infinite mercy prevent!"
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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They therefore affect a quakerly plainness, or rather a cynical negligence and impurity, of style.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829
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