ˌchurchˈwardenly, a.
[f. churchwarden + -ly1.]
In the manner of a churchwarden.
| 1899 Strand Mag. Apr. 388/1 [The hippocampus] begins to swim..with a sedate and churchwardenly motion. 1936 C. S. Lewis Alleg. Love vii. 321 Churchwardenly Spenser. 1963 Punch 17 July 91/2 Our own [money] notes are sober, churchwardenly. |