Auntly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Auntly is an adjective meaning Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
Meaning
Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
More Meanings
- In the manner of an aunt.
Example Sentences
It was late, very late, when finally she climbed into the great bed after having received an auntly kiss.
The legacy Martineau offers to Eliot is auntly in the terms of my definition, because it is simultaneously gratuitous and enabling.
He watched the auntly lady twist the ends of the diaper so that the whole assemblage seemed to wrap itself around his boy like magic.
Word Forms
- auntlier
- auntliest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include auntyish, maiden-auntish, materteral, avunculate, avuncular, unclish.
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