Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characteristic of or befitting a grandmother.
- adjective Having the qualities of a grandmother.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of a grandmother.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the manner of a
grandmother - adjective Having the characteristics of a grandmother
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Examples
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Out of a political context being called grandmotherly is a good thing, inside the political context though, is another story.
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In politics, being called grandmotherly is an insult, being called angry and resentful is a compliment.
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It was more intended to point out what getting called grandmotherly means when you are a politician.
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Except that this woman wasn't near being what any man in his right mind would call grandmotherly, her actual age notwithstanding.
Impossible Places Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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Except that this woman wasn't near being what any man in his right mind would call grandmotherly, her actual age notwithstanding.
Impossible Places Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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JESSICA: Isabelle sidled over to this very nice, kind of grandmotherly-looking lady and said, you know, hi, I'm Isabelle.
A Life Without Fear 2010
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"Occasional treats are fine, but 80 per cent of the diet should be 'grandmotherly'," she says.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Except that this woman wasn’t near being what any man in his right mind would call grandmotherly, her actual age notwithstanding.
Impossible Places Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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The study cites the reason as increasing genetic relations with those they live, in each case, creating a 'grandmotherly' role, where the older ones share parenting knowledge.
Medindia Health News 2010
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The announcement of Bea Arthur's death today made me think about actresses that we think of as kind of grandmotherly types.
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