What does daddish mean?
Daddish means Like a dad; paternal..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Like a dad; paternal..
'Then get it now please,' said Dad, and then he sat down in the armchair and opened his newspaper in front of his face in a daddish sort of way. looked under the table.
Butthere was one thing I'd always wanted to do, and that was to take a lad to the football. Silly really, but there it is. It seems such a daddish thing to do.
He's carving a roast chicken, and he looks daddish in a wholesome coffee-commercial way but still vital.
Use daddish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Daddish means Like a dad; paternal..
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'Then get it now please,' said Dad, and then he sat down in the armchair and opened his newspaper in front of his face in a daddish sort of way. looked under the table.
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