connoisseurly

connoisseurly

English

Etymology

connoisseur +‎ -ly

Adjective

connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)

1. Of, related to, or having the deep expertise in some area; characteristic of a connoisseur.
   • 1984, Susan Lambert, Reading Drawings: An Introduction to Looking at Drawings

     "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."

   His connoisseurly refinement helped him to gain our respect.

Adverb

connoisseurly (comparative more connoisseurly, superlative most connoisseurly)

1. in connoisseurly manner
   • 2005, John Edgar Wideman, God's Gym - Page 45

     " […] 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 […] "

   He talked about the Italian wines connoisseurly.