ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Auntishly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Auntishly is an adverb meaning In an auntish manner.

Meaning

In an auntish manner.

Example Sentences

Besides, my matronly character, years, &c. entitle me to treat you if not maternally, a little auntishly.
I need that assurance, will she ruffle self’s curls and smile auntishly, or will her caress mean something?
Because of the interest he began to show in Pansy and the attention he gave her, Henry thought Kennedy ‘behaved terribly auntishly’ towards him.
Whatever Mother and Father, and Aunt Rosa Bona auntishly doting and chirruping under her platter of feathers, may believe, I have never really seen their faces.

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