onkelhaft
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
onkelhaft (strong nominative masculine singular onkelhafter, not comparable)
Usage notes[edit]
- The word may have a more negative tone than English avuncular, often implying a degree of officiousness or forced familiarity. More unambiguously positive words are väterlich and großväterlich.
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of onkelhaft (uncomparable)
Further reading[edit]
- “onkelhaft” in Duden online