yeomanly (B1)
adjective
Definition
Yeomanly means like a yeoman: stout and true.
Examples
The writer described the response as yeomanly.
A yeomanly tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became yeomanly after the announcement.
How to Use yeomanly
- yeomanly + noun (collocation)
- Use yeomanly before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a yeomanly reaction."
- become yeomanly (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became yeomanly near the end."
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