• Martyrly

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈmɑːtÉ™li/

    Origin

    From martyr + -ly.

    Full definition of martyrly

    Adjective

    martyrly

    1. Like a martyr; martyrish.

    Adverb

    martyrly

    1. (obsolete, rare) In a way which befits or suggests a martyr.
      • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I.211:they tell me 't were in vain to try,
        And that the Edinburgh Review and Quarterly
        Treat a dissenting author very martyrly.
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