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grandsonly

grandsonly adjective: relating to or characteristic of a grandson.

Adjective

grandsonly (comparative more grandsonly, superlative most grandsonly)

  1. Relating to or characteristic of a grandson.
    • In writing to the Kaiser that he must withdraw that Kruger telegram, Grandma Victoria runs the risk of being told a conventional piece of grandsonly advice.1896 January 8, Scranton Tribune, Scranton, Pa., page 4
    • You would be disappointed if you visited some of these Yorkshire towns expecting to find every man cherishing his neighbour like a brother or loving the Departments of State with a grandsonly love.1913, The National Review, volume LX, page 600

Examples of grandsonly in a sentence

  • He is determined to carry grandfatherly virtues into a grandsonly age.1915, Proceedings: Sixteenth National Convention of the Anti-Saloon League of America, page 505:
  • Morgan’s talk with Wilson wasn’t all grandsonly.1915 January 30, Tulsa Daily World, volume X, number 111, Tulsa, Okla., page four:
  • Lodwig said he bought John a kite after a little grandsonly insistance,^([sic]) and John showed him how to put it together.1965 May 2, “Young Kite Flier Up 9 Floors”, in The Sunday Oklahoman, volume 74, number 117, Oklahoma City, Okla.: Oklahoma Publishing Co....
  • Thoughout Arguments within English Marxism Thompson is offered protracted grandsonly instruction in the techniques of egg-sucking.1980, New Society, page 236:

Forms of grandsonly

comparativemore grandsonly
superlativemost grandsonly

Origin of grandsonly

From grandson + -ly.

Questions about grandsonly

What does grandsonly mean?
Grandsonly means relating to or characteristic of a grandson.
How do you use grandsonly in a sentence?
He is determined to carry grandfatherly virtues into a grandsonly age.
What part of speech is grandsonly?
Grandsonly is an adjective.

Words near grandsonly in the dictionary

  1. grandsirs
  2. grandsome
  3. grandson
  4. grandson-in-law
  5. grandsonless
  6. grandsonly
  7. grandsons
  8. grandsons-in-law
  9. grandsonship
  10. GRANDstack
  11. Grandstaff

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