Daughterly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.

    "She had lost so much weight her magnificent head looked vulnerable on its swan-like neck, and this new delicacy, this suggestion of mortal time working on her just as it works on everybody, spoke to me more loudly than any of the old accusations of daughterly neglect ever had."

Adjective
  1. 1
    befitting a daughter wordnet

Synonyms

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filial

Example

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"She had lost so much weight her magnificent head looked vulnerable on its swan-like neck, and this new delicacy, this suggestion of mortal time working on her just as it works on everybody, spoke to me more loudly than any of the old accusations of daughterly neglect ever had."

Etymology

From daughter + -ly.

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