avuncular

Tarkoititko: avunhuuto

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eno-, setämäinen, setä-

hyväntahtoinen In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
1997, w:David Nokes|David Nokes, Jane Austen: A Life:

Both uncle Frank and uncle Stephen Austen had made it a point of principle to be rigorously unsentimental in the discharge of their avuncular obligations.
puhekieltä kind Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
2003, Vicki Croke, "New leader of the MSPCA moves to tame budget woes," Boston Globe, September 20:
Thornton's reputation was that of a soft-hearted and avuncular veterinarian known for getting teary-eyed while listening to even slightly sentimental stories.
1987, William Schneider, "The New Shape of American Politics," The Atlantic, January:
A man with such a nice, avuncular personality would not blow up the world.

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avuncular rimmaa näiden kanssa:

maar, cheddar, udar, agar, agar-agar, askar, mar, huhmar, piennar, ojanpiennar

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