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forefatherly

forefatherly adjective: characteristic of a forefather.

Adjective

forefatherly (comparative more forefatherly, superlative most forefatherly)

  1. Characteristic of a forefather.

Forms of forefatherly

comparativemore forefatherly
superlativemost forefatherly

Origin of forefatherly

From forefather + -ly.

Questions about forefatherly

What does forefatherly mean?
Forefatherly means characteristic of a forefather.
What part of speech is forefatherly?
Forefatherly is an adjective.

Words near forefatherly in the dictionary

  1. foreface
  2. forefaces
  3. forefall
  4. forefalls
  5. forefather
  6. forefatherly
  7. forefathers
  8. Forefathers' Day
  9. forefeast
  10. forefeasts
  11. forefeel

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