Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characteristic of or befitting a grandfather.
- adjective Having the qualities of a grandfather.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a grandfather in age or manner; kind; benignant; indulgent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the manner of a
grandfather - adjective Having the characteristics of a grandfather
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Examples
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Gilbertson comes back for another bite investment vehicle as "grandfatherly" -- but don't interpret that as a hint towards retirement.
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Gilbertson comes back for another bite investment vehicle as "grandfatherly" -- but don't interpret that as a hint towards retirement.
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Gilbertson comes back for another bite investment vehicle as "grandfatherly" -- but don't interpret that as a hint towards retirement.
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His writing actually reminds me a little of Lloyd Alexander’s – it sounds archaic (no, grandfatherly is the word) in some ways, while at the same time remaining very readable.
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No, "grandfatherly" Thompson and "permanently [tanned] and bleach blond" wife Jeri (descriptions courtesy of The New York Times) have repeatedly thrown their little girl onstage near the end of Thompson's speeches, giving him the opportunity to coo at her each time "Bless your heart, I'll be done in a second."
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The fool's gold standard for this form of governance-by-marketing-subterfuge was set by former soap and nuclear missile salesmen Ronald Reagan who was successfully sold as a kind of grandfatherly Marlboro Man.
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Do you have some kind of grandfatherly concern-to-fiery filter installed?
The Waldman Contretemps : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2005
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Hartnell's era was the most dated and he was often described as "grandfatherly," so I thought his Doc would be the weakest of the lot.
DVD Talk 2009
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"I have a family, including four grandchildren who deserve more 'grandfatherly' attention,"
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"I have a family, including four grandchildren who deserve more 'grandfatherly' attention,"
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