What does "uncley" mean?

Familiar or endearing form of uncle

What is a synonym for "uncley"?

Common synonyms include: avuncular, avuncular, uncle, unclely.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
Familiar or endearing form of uncle endearing, familiar, form-of
"Paint nursery, Write regularly in Baby's Book, let aunties and unclies know."

Adjective

1
Characteristic of an uncle; avuncular
"Those events were memorable but they were memories only, misted and vague as the uncley sort of God one heard stories about in Sunday School."

"Those events were memorable but they were memories only, misted and vague as the uncley sort of God one heard stories about in Sunday School."

Etymology 1

From uncle + -y or uncle + -ly.

Etymology 2

From uncle + -y (diminutive ending).

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