soldierly
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈsoʊldʒərli/
- 50 Peacekeeping and peace enforcement may thus also incorporate "classic" soldierly attributes such as courage, tenacity, ability to withstand physical and emotional pressure, and loyalty to team members.
- soldierly virtue
- soldierly duty
- soldierly way of life
Examples
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The soldierly skills of patrolling, establishing observation posts, and mounting shows of force are well developed, but are not enough.
Academic text (1995) -
Rather than rambling, it stood in straight, soldierly angles, its gray stone dignified, its gables and turrets distinguished.
Fiction book (1999) -
Service experience and practical accomplishments are required to build soldierly leadership.
Academic text (1990) -
And Vladimir Lensky is the least soldierly man in all of Russia.
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You might also end by appealing to the men's sense of duty, than which no soldierly virtue is of greater importance.
Fiction book (1992) -
Why don't you take an example from Kranz, a fine soldierly fellow?
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He walked unsteadily across France and into Germany, mostly drunk, but doing his soldierly duty all the way.
Fiction book (1998) -
With soldierly precision that impressed the onlookers, Lyon's regiments surrounded Camp Jackson on all sides.
Academic text (2011) -
Marechal Field, fifty years old and an erect, soldierly figure of a man, with ice-blue eyes, large white mustachios, and a shiny bald head, wasted no time at all in showing me the ransom note.
Fiction book (1999) -
His soldierly demeanor was evident in the way he stood tall and spoke with confidence.
Synonyms
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6.5
Relating to war or showing soldier-like courage and discipline
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6.8
Being disciplined, brave, and standing straight
Antonyms
How Soldierly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word soldierly comes from soldier + -ly, so it literally means 'like a soldier'. The word soldier comes from an old French word for someone 'paid to fight', so soldierly suggests the discipline, bravery, and the steady, trained way soldiers stand and act.