What does auntly mean?
Auntly means Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt..
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.
Use auntly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Auntly means Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It was late, very late, when finally she climbed into the great bed after having received an auntly kiss.
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