Meaning of gangsterly | Babel Free

Definitions

Of, relating to, or resembling a gangster

Examples

“And in truth it had been Mary's money that had kept them all for so long – the house in Holland Park⟳, her father's gangsterly lifestyle . . . Not that she could tell⟳ Julia any of this.”

“Further, in the genre convention, in order⟳ that we may unmistakably witness his miscreance and therefore finally assent to his punishment or death, all his gangsterly activity is depicted in crisp, clear focus⟳ with good lighting (no matter⟳ that he is acting in the shadows of the underworld), clearly recorded sound⟳, and a respectfully distant (and revealing) point⟳ of view⟳.”

“Jalal remained above it all with an apathetic, slack-lipped smile⟳. After a while he looked at his watch⟳— fake gold band, fake Rolex face⟳—got up, and sauntered out, but not before a gangsterly, showy shrug of his left shoulder and another pat of his breast pocket to adjust what Gideon hoped was a fake gun in a fake holster.”

“The independent men of the Right no longer had the stomach for politics, for 'one can no longer use⟳ only honest and legal means, one must act like⟳ a gangster (camorrista) if one does not want⟳ to be a victim of a gangsterly attack (atto di camorra).”

“We had never witnessed any gangsterly behaviour, or even seen any obvious 'wise guys', so we let⟳ that slide⟳.”

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