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avuncularly

avuncularly adverb: in an avuncular way.

Adverb

avuncularly (comparative more avuncularly, superlative most avuncularly)

  1. In an avuncular way.

Forms of avuncularly

comparativemore avuncularly
superlativemost avuncularly

Origin of avuncularly

From avuncular + -ly.

Questions about avuncularly

What does avuncularly mean?
Avuncularly means in an avuncular way.
What part of speech is avuncularly?
Avuncularly is an adverb.

Words near avuncularly in the dictionary

  1. avuncuclan
  2. avuncular
  3. avuncularism
  4. avuncularities
  5. avuncularity
  6. avuncularly
  7. avunculate
  8. avunculates
  9. avunculicide
  10. avunculicides
  11. avunculism

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