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uncley

uncley adjective: characteristic of an uncle; avuncular. Also the familiar or endearing form of uncle.

Adjective

uncley (comparative more uncley, superlative most uncley)

  1. Characteristic of an uncle; avuncular
    • Those events were memorable but they were memories only, misted and vague as the uncley sort of God one heard stories about in Sunday School.1946, Cyril Connolly, Horizon, volumes 13-14, page 42
    • I looked at him. There was nothing uncley about that look.1969, Stanley Dehlet Mayer, Fantasy, volumes 6-7

Also used as

uncley is also the familiar or endearing form of uncle.

Forms of uncley

Adjective
comparativemore uncley
superlativemost uncley
Noun
pluraluncleys
alternative formuncly
alternative formunclie

Origin of uncley

From uncle + -y or uncle + -ly.

From uncle + -y (diminutive ending).

Questions about uncley

What does uncley mean?
Uncley means characteristic of an uncle; avuncular.
What part of speech is uncley?
Uncley is an adjective.

Words near uncley in the dictionary

  1. uncleverness
  2. unclew
  3. unclewed
  4. unclewing
  5. unclews
  6. uncley
  7. uncleys
  8. uncliched
  9. unclichéd
  10. unclick
  11. unclickable

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