managerly

English

Etymology

From manager +‎ -ly.

Adjective

managerly (comparative more managerly, superlative most managerly)

  1. Of, befitting, or belonging to a manager; managerial.
    • 1959, Linwood W. Moody, The Maine Two-footers: The Story of the Two-foot Gauge Railroads of Maine:
      Again came the racking labor pains. Projector Mansfield commuted between his managerly duties in Billerica and his brewing prospects in Maine.
    • 1997, Janice Steinberg, The Dead Man and the Sea:
      Is Alex still such a Tartar, or has he settled down to doing proper station managerly things like courting potential donors?
    • 2006, Theresa Alan, Spur of the Moment:
      Her boss just wanted something that he could tear up so he could feel important and managerly.
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