grandfatherly
2
3.4
- adjective
- /ˈɡrændˌfɑːðərli/
:
abueloso
- Professor Quest is an eccentric, grandfatherly figure who inspires viewers to think creatively to come up with the correct answers to the questions he poses.
- grandfatherly smile
- grandfatherly figure
- grandfatherly hug
Examples
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And, uh, let me give you some grandfatherly advice.
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The grandfatherly figure nodded.
Fiction book (2001) -
One day, a businessman visiting from the North tells her with a grandfatherly smile that she is a lovely girl.
Fiction book (2000) -
Senator Simon felt a swell of almost grandfatherly pride.
Fiction book (2000) -
Another grandfatherly figure, his presence, even if in comment form, is very comforting.
Blog text (32) -
Wiener asks the client in a grandfatherly tone.
Academic text (2002) -
My father smiles in a way I know he thinks conveys his grandfatherly affection, which in reality is a little vague.
Fiction book (1993) -
She laughed wholeheartedly, hugged the old man in a grandfatherly way, and smiled warmly at him.
Blog text (8) -
A round, florid-faced, jovial-looking man with thinning straw-colored hair that he wore down to his collar, Blyleven seemed to have a grandfatherly smile etched permanently on his face.
Fiction book (2001) -
He spoke to the children with a grandfatherly warmth that made them feel safe.
Synonyms
19
2.4
Kind and protective like a father toward someone
16
2.3
Showing warm, gentle care like a parent
11
4.6
Having a father's kind and protective way
4
8.1
Kind and friendly in a warm way like an uncle
2
3.0
Being warm, gentle, and caring like a kind older woman who comforts others
Kind and protective in the way a parent acts toward someone
Antonyms
How Caring
Surface Forms
Morphology
grandfatherly = grandfather (transparent) = grandfather + ly
The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the noun 'grandfather', yielding 'like or characteristic of a grandfather'.
Etymology
The word grandfatherly comes from grandfather and the ending -ly, which means 'like' or 'in the way of'. So grandfatherly means 'like a grandfather', warm, kind, and caring, which is why it describes someone who is gentle and supportive.