grandfatherly en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English grandfather Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English grandfatherly From grandfather + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Meanings
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Of or characteristic of grandfathers.
[...] with grandfatherly pride he showed pictures of his grandchildren to visitors.
1965, From My Life, page 435:
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Resembling a grandfather.
No one among the 25 wealthiest avoided as much tax as Buffett, the grandfatherly centibillionaire.
2021 June 8, Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen, Paul Kiel, “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax”, in ProPublica, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most grandfatherly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more grandfatherly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
ungrandfatherly · grandfatherliness
Relateds
motherly · big-brotherly · grandmotherly · fatherly · brotherly · big-sisterly · sisterly
Translations (6)
eo ava (of or characteristic of grandfathers) · nl groodvaderlijk (of or characteristic of grandfathers) · de grossväterlich (of or characteristic of grandfathers) · fr grand-paternel (resembling a grandfather) · fr grand-paternel (of or characteristic of grandfathers) · de großväterlich (of or characteristic of grandfathers)