What does dadlike mean?
Dadlike means (informal) Befitting a dad; fatherly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal) Befitting a dad; fatherly..
He put his hand around the back of my neck in a friendly, dadlike way.
He still has that dadlike tone that means I must obey him, so I sit.
For most apes and probably for early hominids, we wouldn't expect much dadlike behavior.
Use dadlike when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dadlike means (informal) Befitting a dad; fatherly..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He put his hand around the back of my neck in a friendly, dadlike way.
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