clerkly
adjective
clerkly is spelled C-L-E-R-K-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clerkly means “Of clerks; befitting a clerk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clerkly?
| Letters | 7: C-L-E-R-K-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clerkly?
Clerkly appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of clerkly
- clerklier comparative
- clerkliest superlative
- more clerkly comparative
- most clerkly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clerkly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of clerks; befitting a clerk.
the clerkly life
- 2
obsoleteScholarly.
adverb
- 1
obsoleteIn a scholarly manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clerkly come from?
From clerk + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).