connoisseurly

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English

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Etymology

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From connoisseur +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)

  1. Of, related to, or having the deep expertise in some area; characteristic of a connoisseur.
    His connoisseurly refinement helped him to gain our respect.
    • 1984, Susan Lambert, Reading Drawings: An Introduction to Looking at Drawings[1]:
      "Connoisseurly sensibility and discrimination developed among critics and collectors, and the importance of drawings in appreciating an individual artist's work began to be recognised."

Adverb

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connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)

  1. in connoisseurly manner
    He talked about the Italian wines connoisseurly.
    • 2005, John Edgar Wideman, God's Gym - Page 45[2]:
      " [] he said, just as you'd expect from somebody who's been around such things and appreciates them connoisseurly but also with a passionate innocence so it's always the first time, the only time love's ever happened and Monk can't help but [] "