grandmotherly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
grandmother + -ly
Adjective[edit]
grandmotherly (comparative more grandmotherly, superlative most grandmotherly)
- In the manner of a grandmother.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 103:
- “Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice.
- Having the characteristics of a grandmother.