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Definitions
in a paternal manner
Word origin
From paternal + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“Why they selected Boudicca […]to lead them into battle, rather than either of Prasutagus' daughters, or any number of eligible paternally related kin, is lost in the mists of time.”
“[…] in Little Women everyone's favourite tomboy Jo March is eventually tamed into a 'good wife' by the paternally mansplainy Professor Bhaer […]”
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