managerly

English

Etymology

From manager +‎ -ly.

Adjective

managerly (comparative more managerly, superlative most managerly)

1. Of, befitting, or belonging to a manager; managerial.
   • 1959, Linwood W. Moody, The Maine Two-footers: The Story of the Two-foot Gauge Railroads of Maine:

     Again came the racking labor pains. Projector Mansfield commuted between his managerly duties in Billerica and his brewing prospects in Maine.

   • 1997, Janice Steinberg, The Dead Man and the Sea:

     Is Alex still such a Tartar, or has he settled down to doing proper station managerly things like courting potential donors?

   • 2006, Theresa Alan, Spur of the Moment:

     Her boss just wanted something that he could tear up so he could feel important and managerly.