granddaughterly
granddaughterly adjective: relating to or characteristic of a granddaughter.
Adjective
granddaughterly (comparative more granddaughterly, superlative most granddaughterly)
- Relating to or characteristic of a granddaughter.
- Our excursion to Topsham would, we supposed, prove a very disagreeable business to him; but we knew it would result very agreeably for us, and so, though with a good deal of maidenly compunction and granddaughterly compassion on Julia’s part, we out[-]voted him.1868, Edward E[verett] Hale, If, Yes, and Perhaps. Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations, with Some Bits of Fact., Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, page 81
- Mabel had gone (it was a small service of granddaughterly duty, that had from long habit become an institution at Castle Roy) to her grandfather’s sanctum, with a cup of the beverage he loved, namely, a half cupful of weak green tea, filled to the brim with clotted cream.1871, [Matilda Charlotte Houstoun], chapter XXIX, in Wide of the Mark, volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, page 269
Forms of granddaughterly
| comparative | more granddaughterly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most granddaughterly |
| alternative form | grand-daughterly |
Origin of granddaughterly
From granddaughter + -ly.
Questions about granddaughterly
- What does granddaughterly mean?
- Granddaughterly means relating to or characteristic of a granddaughter.
- What part of speech is granddaughterly?
- Granddaughterly is an adjective.
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