protectorly

English

Etymology

protector +‎ -ly

Adjective

protectorly (comparative more protectorly, superlative most protectorly)

1. Like a protector;
   • 1662, Henry Brome, Rump: Or An Exact Collection of the Choycest Poems and Songs Relating to the Late Times, page 365:

     He took such Protectorly courses, He seem'd Horse and Mule, But 'tis easier to rule Three Kingdoms, than six Horses.

   • 2008, Julie Kenner, Jade Lee, Marianne Mancusi, These Boots Were Made for Stomping, →ISBN, page 87:

     Then he got the dangerous end lined up with the binders, tugged his other wrist as far away as humanly (well, as Protectorly) as possible, took a deep breath, and pressed the trigger.

   • 2019, Susan Stoker, Badge of Honor:

     You can't be all protectorly and shit when it comes to what I do.

Synonyms

• protectory
• protective