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stepfatherly

stepfatherly adjective: like or befitting a stepfather.

Adjective

stepfatherly (comparative more stepfatherly, superlative most stepfatherly)

  1. Like or befitting a stepfather.

Forms of stepfatherly

comparativemore stepfatherly
superlativemost stepfatherly

Origin of stepfatherly

From stepfather + -ly.

Questions about stepfatherly

What does stepfatherly mean?
Stepfatherly means like or befitting a stepfather.
What part of speech is stepfatherly?
Stepfatherly is an adjective.

Words near stepfatherly in the dictionary

  1. stepfamilies
  2. stepfamily
  3. stepfather
  4. stepfather-in-law
  5. stepfatherhood
  6. stepfatherly
  7. stepfathers
  8. stepfathers-in-law
  9. Stepford
  10. Stepford wife
  11. Stepford wives

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