• Roosterly

    Origin

    rooster + -ly

    Full definition of roosterly

    Adjective

    roosterly

    1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
      • 2011, Donis Casey, The Drop Edge of Yonder: An Alafair Tucker MysteryAnd on the end of the big table sat a pot of chicken and dumplings, the sad but tasty end of a tough red bird who had competently done his roosterly duty all his life, yet through no fault of his own had ended up a criminal.
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