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housefatherly

housefatherly adjective: of or befitting a housefather.

Adjective

housefatherly (comparative more housefatherly, superlative most housefatherly)

  1. Of or befitting a housefather.

Forms of housefatherly

comparativemore housefatherly
superlativemost housefatherly

Origin of housefatherly

From housefather + -ly.

Questions about housefatherly

What does housefatherly mean?
Housefatherly means of or befitting a housefather.
What part of speech is housefatherly?
Housefatherly is an adjective.

Words near housefatherly in the dictionary

  1. housedoors
  2. housedress
  3. housedressed
  4. housedresses
  5. housefather
  6. housefatherly
  7. housefathers
  8. housefellow
  9. housefellows
  10. housefire
  11. housefires

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