Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Martyr-like; becoming a martyr.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In the manner of a martyr.
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- adjective Like a
martyr ;martyrish . - adverb obsolete, rare In a way which befits or suggests a
martyr .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I get to decide to happily clean up or martyrly clean up or force him to clean up himself … or, or, or …
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I get to decide to happily clean up or martyrly clean up or force him to clean up himself … or, or, or …
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Pridden's work down at the East of London; was effective; it had the ring to thrill a responsive chord in Mr. Barmby, who mused on London's East, and martyrly service there.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Pridden's work down at the East of London; was effective; it had the ring to thrill a responsive chord in Mr. Barmby, who mused on London's East, and martyrly service there.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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She has been made into some sort of martyrly saint, and she wasn't. "
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