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Clerk vs Clerkly - What's the difference?

clerk | clerkly |

As a noun clerk

is one who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc; an office worker.

As a verb clerk

is to act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.

As an adjective clerkly is

of clerks; befitting a clerk.

As an adverb clerkly is

(obsolete) in a scholarly manner.

clerk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
  • *
  • *:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks , however, understood him very well.
  • A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
  • (lb) In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk ).
  • *1595 , (William Shakespeare), ,
  • *:God save the King! Will no man say, amen? / Am I both priest and clerk ? Well then, amen.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk
  • The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.

    clerkly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of clerks; befitting a clerk.
  • the clerkly life

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete) In a scholarly manner.
  • (Shakespeare)