What does grandmotherly mean?
Grandmotherly means In the manner of a grandmother..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
In the manner of a grandmother..
“Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice.
One of the maids introduced me to Miss Clifford, the housekeeper, a grandmotherly yet somehow youthful woman who offered me a cup of tea I was too nervous to accept. She gave it to me anyway, calling me “love.”
Then grandmotherly, trust-inspiring 63-year-old Gertrude Pruett stopped sending out the lovely checks and it became harder and harder to get in touch with her or her son Harold.
Use grandmotherly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grandmotherly means In the manner of a grandmother..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice.
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