roosterly

English

Etymology

rooster +‎ -ly

Adjective

roosterly (comparative more roosterly, superlative most roosterly)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
   • 2011, Donis Casey, The Drop Edge of Yonder: An Alafair Tucker Mystery:

     And on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal.

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