paternally
/pəˈtɝnəli/
paternally adverb: in a paternal manner; fatherly.
Adverb
paternally (comparative more paternally, superlative most paternally)
- In a paternal manner; fatherly.
- Why they selected Boudicca […]to lead them into battle, rather than either of Prasutagus' daughters, or any number of eligible paternally related kin, is lost in the mists of time.1996, Jack George Thompson, Women in Celtic Law and Culture, Edwin Mellen Press, →ISBN, page 53
- […] in Little Women everyone's favourite tomboy Jo March is eventually tamed into a 'good wife' by the paternally mansplainy Professor Bhaer […]2015, Emily Berry, edited by Antonia Fraser, The Pleasure of Reading: 43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the Books that Inspired Them, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, pages 306–307
Forms of paternally
| comparative | more paternally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most paternally |
Origin of paternally
From paternal + -ly.
Questions about paternally
- What does paternally mean?
- Paternally means in a paternal manner; fatherly.
- What part of speech is paternally?
- Paternally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce paternally?
- Paternally is pronounced /pəˈtɝnəli/ (US).
Words near paternally in the dictionary
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