"sergeant-majorly" meaning in All languages combined

See sergeant-majorly on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more sergeant-majorly [comparative], most sergeant-majorly [superlative]
Etymology: From sergeant major + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sergeant major|ly}} sergeant major + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} sergeant-majorly (comparative more sergeant-majorly, superlative most sergeant-majorly)
  1. In the manner of a sergeant major.
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sergeant major",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "sergeant major + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sergeant major + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more sergeant-majorly",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most sergeant-majorly",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sergeant-majorly (comparative more sergeant-majorly, superlative most sergeant-majorly)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ly",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1941, Francis Cowley Burland, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks and Owen Seaman, Punch (Volume CCI), Punch Publications Ltd, Page 446",
          "text": "Captain David Margesson who not withstanding his official description as War Minister, is usually the soul of gentle geniality, was almost sergeant-majorly in his treatment of the mildest question."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1973, Seumas Stewart, Book Collecting: A Beginner's Guide, E. P. Dutton, Page 206",
          "text": "In Rural Rides, within a few pages, he manages to insult Scotsmen and the Cotswolds, but in a sergeant-majorly sort of way, […]"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Anna Richards, ADHD: A Challenging Journey, Sage Publications, Page 25",
          "text": "“Okay boys,” I said, in sergeant-majorly style, “there are just two rules that you need to know for this expedition.”"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the manner of a sergeant major."
      ],
      "id": "en-sergeant-majorly-en-adj-ujqzdkD7",
      "links": [
        [
          "sergeant major",
          "sergeant major"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sergeant-majorly"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sergeant major",
        "3": "ly"
      },
      "expansion": "sergeant major + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sergeant major + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more sergeant-majorly",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most sergeant-majorly",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sergeant-majorly (comparative more sergeant-majorly, superlative most sergeant-majorly)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms suffixed with -ly",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1941, Francis Cowley Burland, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks and Owen Seaman, Punch (Volume CCI), Punch Publications Ltd, Page 446",
          "text": "Captain David Margesson who not withstanding his official description as War Minister, is usually the soul of gentle geniality, was almost sergeant-majorly in his treatment of the mildest question."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1973, Seumas Stewart, Book Collecting: A Beginner's Guide, E. P. Dutton, Page 206",
          "text": "In Rural Rides, within a few pages, he manages to insult Scotsmen and the Cotswolds, but in a sergeant-majorly sort of way, […]"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Anna Richards, ADHD: A Challenging Journey, Sage Publications, Page 25",
          "text": "“Okay boys,” I said, in sergeant-majorly style, “there are just two rules that you need to know for this expedition.”"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the manner of a sergeant major."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sergeant major",
          "sergeant major"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sergeant-majorly"
}

Download raw JSONL data for sergeant-majorly meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (bb46d54 and 0c3c9f6). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.