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auntly

auntly adjective: of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.

Adjective

auntly (comparative auntlier or more auntly, superlative auntliest or most auntly)

  1. Of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
    • It was late, very late, when finally she climbed into the great bed after having received an auntly kiss.1928, Nella Larsen, “13”, in Quicksand, page 159
    • The legacy Martineau offers to Eliot is auntly in the terms of my definition, because it is simultaneously gratuitous and enabling.2001, Mary Evans, Feminism

Adverb

auntly (comparative auntlier or more auntly, superlative auntliest or most auntly)

  1. In the manner of an aunt.

Forms of auntly

Adjective
comparativeauntlier
comparativemore auntly
superlativeauntliest
superlativemost auntly
Adverb
comparativeauntlier
comparativemore auntly
superlativeauntliest
superlativemost auntly

Origin of auntly

From aunt + -ly.

Words formed from auntly

Questions about auntly

What does auntly mean?
Auntly means of, like, or characteristic of an aunt.
What part of speech is auntly?
Auntly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near auntly in the dictionary

  1. auntless
  2. auntlier
  3. auntliest
  4. auntlike
  5. auntliness
  6. auntly
  7. auntness
  8. aunts
  9. aunts-in-law
  10. auntship
  11. auntships

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