Ungrandfatherly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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