What does grandfatherliness mean?
Grandfatherliness means The quality of being grandfatherly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality of being grandfatherly..
[…]; the collector’s voice gradually deepened over the years to a granular, all-forgiving grandfatherliness.
Past presidential styles have varied from the laconic leadership of [Calvin] Coolidge, to the calm grandfatherliness of [Dwight D.] Eisenhower, to the boyish exuberance of [John F.] Kennedy.
At the front counter, Archer bought two Cokes. The glass kind, he said when I came up beside him. He spun the bottle in his hand, and I figured he probably wasn’t allowed to drink Coke. Far as I can tell, that’s what relationships come to—a giant game of what can I get away with. They’re the best I said, and he offered the second bottle, and I took it. A touching gesture of grandfatherliness, or I’m being cynical.
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Grandfatherliness means The quality of being grandfatherly..
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[…]; the collector’s voice gradually deepened over the years to a granular, all-forgiving grandfatherliness.
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