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dadlike

dadlike adjective: befitting a dad; fatherly.

Adjective

dadlike (comparative more dadlike, superlative most dadlike)

  1. (informal) Befitting a dad; fatherly.
    • He put his hand around the back of my neck in a friendly, dadlike way.2005, Brian Sloan, A Really Nice Prom Mess
    • He still has that dadlike tone that means I must obey him, so I sit.2007, Laura Preble, Queen Geeks in Love

Forms of dadlike

comparativemore dadlike
superlativemost dadlike

Origin of dadlike

From dad + -like.

Questions about dadlike

What does dadlike mean?
Dadlike means befitting a dad; fatherly.
What part of speech is dadlike?
Dadlike is an adjective.

Words near dadlike in the dictionary

  1. dadications
  2. dadihu
  3. Dadio
  4. Dadios
  5. dadless
  6. dadlike
  7. dadliness
  8. Dadlington
  9. Dadlington and Sutton Cheney
  10. dadly
  11. dadness

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