"readerly" meaning in English

See readerly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more readerly [comparative], most readerly [superlative]
Etymology: From reader + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reader|ly}} reader + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} readerly (comparative more readerly, superlative most readerly)
  1. Characteristic of readers.
    Sense id: en-readerly-en-adj-~QUEDYBe
  2. Of or relating to the reader.
    Sense id: en-readerly-en-adj-UynqAN9L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unreaderly
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