More clerk-like; more characteristic of a clerk in manner, appearance, or behavior (comparative form).
From 'clerkly' (adjective meaning like a clerk) plus the comparative suffix '-er' (used to compare two things, like taller, faster, or happier).
English speakers have been creating comparative words with '-er' for over a thousand years, and this word shows how productively we can layer suffixes—'clerk' plus '-ly' plus '-er' creates new meaning at each step.
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