grandfatherlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡran(d)ˌfɑːðəli/, U.S.

/ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðərli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grandfather n., -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < grandfather n. + -ly suffix¹, after fatherly adj. Compare grandmotherly adj., and earlier grandpaternal adj.

Of, relating to, or befitting a grandfather; characteristic of or resembling a grandfather. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [adjective] > to a grandfather

grandsire1584

grandpaternal1728

grandfatherly1773

1773 Weekly Mag. 14 Jan. 81/2 That is to say, Amicus Plato, Adam was our grand-fatherly magister; sed magis amica veritas, but truth is our sweet-heart.

a1817 J. Austen Love & Freindship xi. in Volume the Second (1954) 91 Throwing his Grand-fatherly arms around my Neck.

1824 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. (1836) II. 167 My Grandfatherly love and kisses to the Fairy Prattler.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. viii. 132 He was a grandfatherly sort of personage.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 70 What substantial, respectable, grandfatherly figures.

1880 M. Allan-Olney New Virginians I. 95 A grandfatherly rat sunning himself close to the wall.

1918 Rotarian Aug. 73/3 It made one feel quite ancient, grandfatherly and old, to go in amongst them.

1985 L. Choyce Avalanche Ocean (1987) i. ix. 48 The grandfatherly border guard's face appeared in my window and asked if we had any ‘guns or alcohol’.

2013 Church Times 15 Feb. 12/1 Perhaps because of his stylishness or his grandfatherly demeanour, he has attracted respect and affection from many of his flock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandfatherly
释义	grandfatherlyadj. Brit. /ˈɡran(d)ˌfɑːðəli/, U.S. /ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðərli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grandfather n., -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < grandfather n. + -ly suffix¹, after fatherly adj. Compare grandmotherly adj., and earlier grandpaternal adj. Of, relating to, or befitting a grandfather; characteristic of or resembling a grandfather. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [adjective] > to a grandfather grandsire1584 grandpaternal1728 grandfatherly1773 1773 Weekly Mag. 14 Jan. 81/2 That is to say, Amicus Plato, Adam was our grand-fatherly magister; sed magis amica veritas, but truth is our sweet-heart. a1817 J. Austen Love & Freindship xi. in Volume the Second (1954) 91 Throwing his Grand-fatherly arms around my Neck. 1824 S. T. Coleridge Lett., Conversat., & Recoll. (1836) II. 167 My Grandfatherly love and kisses to the Fairy Prattler. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. viii. 132 He was a grandfatherly sort of personage. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 70 What substantial, respectable, grandfatherly figures. 1880 M. Allan-Olney New Virginians I. 95 A grandfatherly rat sunning himself close to the wall. 1918 Rotarian Aug. 73/3 It made one feel quite ancient, grandfatherly and old, to go in amongst them. 1985 L. Choyce Avalanche Ocean (1987) i. ix. 48 The grandfatherly border guard's face appeared in my window and asked if we had any ‘guns or alcohol’. 2013 Church Times 15 Feb. 12/1 Perhaps because of his stylishness or his grandfatherly demeanour, he has attracted respect and affection from many of his flock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1773
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