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matronly(dictionary)

matronly(1) (iou)



matronly adjective. M17.
[formed as MATRONIZE + -LY1.]
Like a matron; characteristic of or regarded as befitting a matron.
M. R. Mitford She was making a handsome matronly cap. W. Wharton The nursing supervisor...A big matronly type.
matronliness noun M19.