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unclely

unclely adjective: of, like, or characteristic of an uncle.

Adjective

unclely (comparative more unclely, superlative most unclely)

  1. Of, like, or characteristic of an uncle.
    • As her adopted uncle, I was giving a little fatherly as well as motherly and unclely advice.1905, Anthony E. Wills, All Charley's fault

Synonyms of unclely

Forms of unclely

comparativemore unclely
superlativemost unclely

Origin of unclely

From uncle + -ly.

Questions about unclely

What does unclely mean?
Unclely means of, like, or characteristic of an uncle.
What part of speech is unclely?
Unclely is an adjective.

Words near unclely in the dictionary

  1. unclefuckers
  2. unclehood
  3. uncleji
  4. unclejis
  5. uncleless
  6. unclely
  7. unclement
  8. unclench
  9. unclenched
  10. unclenches
  11. unclenching

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