Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

patriarchally en · ADV

Etymology

From patriarchal + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a patriarchal manner.
    • ‘Yes,’ continued Takesure, darting pleading glances at my father, who remained patriarchally impervious and stern. 1988, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 212:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most patriarchally Degree=Sup lexicographic
more patriarchally Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

patriarchically