grandmotherly
adj 2
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4ADJ.
strange, youthful
VERB + GRANDMOTHERLY
cried
PREP.
in
ADV.
somehow
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adj
1
In the manner of a grandmother.
“Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice.
2
Having the characteristics of a grandmother.
One of the maids introduced me to Miss Clifford, the housekeeper, a grandmotherly yet somehow youthful woman who offered me a cup of tea I was too nervous to accept. She gave it to me anyway, calling me “love.”
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“Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice.
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One of the maids introduced me to Miss Clifford, the housekeeper, a grandmotherly yet somehow youthful woman who offered me a cup of tea I was too nervous to accept. She gave it to me anyway, calling
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