deaconly

English

Etymology

From deacon +‎ -ly.

Adjective

deaconly (comparative more deaconly, superlative most deaconly)

1. Resembling or befitting a deacon.
   • 1923, George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, volume 72, page 26:

     As one who would not be balked in his determination to spend Sunday in deaconly pursuits, he had set off along the walk.

Anagrams

• decanoyl