"dancerly" meaning in English

See dancerly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more dancerly [comparative], most dancerly [superlative]
Etymology: From dancer + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dancer|ly}} dancer + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} dancerly (comparative more dancerly, superlative most dancerly)
  1. (dance) Proper to or characteristic of a dancer Categories (topical): Dance Derived forms: dancerliness, undancerly
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