daughterly en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English daughter Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English daughterly From daughter + -ly.
Meanings
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Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
She had lost so much weight her magnificent head looked vulnerable on its swan-like neck, and this new delicacy, this suggestion of mortal time working on her just as it works on everybody, spoke to me more loudly than any of the old accusations of daughterly neglect ever had.
2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 391:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most daughterly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more daughterly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
uk дочі́рній (of or characteristic of daughters) · uk до́ньчин (of or characteristic of daughters) · ru доче́рний (of or characteristic of daughters) · sk dcérsky (of or characteristic of daughters) · cs dceřiný (of or characteristic of daughters) · ar بِنْتِيّ (of or characteristic of daughters) · pl córczyny (of or characteristic of daughters) · be даччы́н (of or characteristic of daughters) · uk доччи́н (of or characteristic of daughters) · sv dotterlig (of or characteristic of daughters) · et tütrelik (of or characteristic of daughters) · ru дочери́нский (of or characteristic of daughters) · nl dochterlijk (of or characteristic of daughters) · da datterlig (of or characteristic of daughters) · bg дъ́щерен (of or characteristic of daughters) · de töchterlich (of or characteristic of daughters) · nb datterlig (of or characteristic of daughters)