grandfatherly

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. In the manner of a grandfather.
  2. Having the characteristics of a grandfather.
    — No one among the 25 wealthiest avoided as much tax as Buffett, the grandfatherly centibillionaire.

词形变化

more grandfatherly comparative most grandfatherly superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
grandfatherliness ungrandfatherly
并列词
grandmotherly

词源

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.
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