The matronly woman cared for the sick orphan.
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Matronly
//ˈmeɪtɹənli//
Synonyms for "matronly" (22 found)
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7 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- tätimäinen adj (having the appearance of a mature woman)
- äidillinen adj (in the capacity of a matron)
- äidillinen adj (exuding authority, wisdom, power, and intelligence of an experienced woman)
- äidillisesti adv (in the manner of a matron)
German
1 entries- matronenhaft adj (in the capacity of a matron)
Spanish
2 entries- matronal adj (in the capacity of a matron)
- matronalmente adv (in the manner of a matron)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
c. 1977, Janeane Garofalo, a skit the matronly upper arms girls know about life and love and losing
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27 April 2009, LA Times https://web.archive.org/web/20090427074230/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/04/susan-boyle-gets-a-makeover-is-she-going-hollywood-already.html Gone is her matronly gray frizzy hair and those bushy brows, frumpy frock and old lady pearls.
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The mother dressed matronly, in a bonnet and in black, always sat between her two big daughters, firm, directing, and repressed.
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