dowagerial en · ADJ
Etymology
dowager + -ial
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or like a dowager.
After the kids had had their giggle, she said with her dowagerial smile, ‘And I’m told that you glory in it.’
1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dowagerial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dowagerial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |