chirurgeonly

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Etymology

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From chirurgeon +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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chirurgeonly (comparative more chirurgeonly, superlative most chirurgeonly)

  1. (archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
    • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 7, column 2:
      Gon[zalo]. My Lord Sebaſtian, / The truth you ſpeake doth lacke ſome gentleneſſe, / And time to ſpeake it in: you rub the ſore, / When you ſhould bring the plaiſter.
      Seb[aſtian]. Very well.
      Ant[onio]. And moſt Chirurgeonly.

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