English edit

Etymology edit

songwriter +‎ -ly

Adjective edit

songwriterly (comparative more songwriterly, superlative most songwriterly)

  1. Befitting a songwriter.
    • 2007 June 10, Jon Pareles, “From Folk to Soul, Old School’s In for Summer”, in New York Times[1]:
      Every so often on Alex Delivery’s debut album, “Star Destroyer” (Jagjaguwar), a diffident male or female voice offers a few songwriterly stanzas.