Meaning of ungrandfatherly | Babel Free

Definitions

Not grandfatherly.

Examples

“She took the little ones to the home of her husband’s father, and he, with somewhat ungrandfatherly promptitude, transplanted them to the infirmary.”

““A very good letter, isn’t it?” asked Sacheverel, as Burke handed it back to him. “Very. Rather ungrandfatherly, eh?” “Can you imagine any one being the conventional grandfather to Pam? I am hard put to it, very often, to be simply paternal.””

“But when she took Roy’s return call (collect), she was shocked by the ungrandfatherly voice on the other end.”

“Anne watched as he put an arm around one of the bridesmaids and gave her a decidedly ungrandfatherly squeeze while attempting to look down her dress, then proceeded to hit on the mother of the groom.”

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