OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 45729

matronly

/ˈmeɪtɹənli/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
matronal
In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse.
The matronly woman cared for the sick orphan.
📚 adv • entry_id 45730

matronly

/ˈmeɪtɹənli/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
matronalmente
In the manner of a matron.
She was the same height and weight as Mother and had the same hairdo and dressed matronly like her. It was scary. She looked so much like Mother.
The mother dressed matronly, in a bonnet and in black, always sat between her two big daughters, firm, directing, and repressed.
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