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godfatherly

godfatherly adjective: of, or befitting, a godfather.

Adjective

godfatherly (comparative more godfatherly, superlative most godfatherly)

  1. Of, or befitting, a godfather.

Forms of godfatherly

comparativemore godfatherly
superlativemost godfatherly

Origin of godfatherly

From godfather + -ly.

Questions about godfatherly

What does godfatherly mean?
Godfatherly means of, or befitting, a godfather.
What part of speech is godfatherly?
Godfatherly is an adjective.

Words near godfatherly in the dictionary

  1. godfatherhood
  2. godfathering
  3. godfatherism
  4. godfatherless
  5. godfatherlike
  6. godfatherly
  7. godfathers
  8. godfathership
  9. godfatherships
  10. Godfearer
  11. Godfearers

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