Ungrandfatherly
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not grandfatherly.
"She took the little ones to the home of her husband’s father, and he, with somewhat ungrandfatherly promptitude, transplanted them to the infirmary."
Example
More examples"She took the little ones to the home of her husband’s father, and he, with somewhat ungrandfatherly promptitude, transplanted them to the infirmary."
Etymology
From un- + grandfatherly.
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