Nannylike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a nanny.

    "If you are Margaret Thatcher, effortlessly radiating a kind of low-heeled, nannylike authority, or the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, resting on your laurels as a scientist, all you need do is pass muster."

Example

More examples

"If you are Margaret Thatcher, effortlessly radiating a kind of low-heeled, nannylike authority, or the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, resting on your laurels as a scientist, all you need do is pass muster."

Etymology

From nanny + -like.

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