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| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : fah-th er-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑ ðər li |
Definition of fatherly
Origin :- Old English fæderlic; see from father (n.) + -ly (1).
- adv parently
- She laughed as she spoke, and Guillaume laughed with her in a gay and fatherly way.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- "You should never judge by appearances," said White, with a fatherly severity.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Still they have a fatherly care of the young, and are deeply impressed by sentiments of religion.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- Blaine put his hands upon her shoulders in fatherly compassion.
- Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
- My feelings for her were not at all of a fatherly character.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- The boy had no wish to be excused––had no liking for fatherly indulgence.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- "Well," he repeated at last, in what he hoped was a gentle and fatherly tone.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- His manner towards young Langrishe had an air of fatherly kindness.
- Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
- My attentions to him had not passed unnoticed, and he was kind, fatherly, and unreserved.
- Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
- The bystanders should see what a fatherly comrade he could be.
- Extract from : « Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands » by Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson
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