matronly

"It's not fair, Lucy," said Mrs. Haggard reprovingly, with an attempt at matronly dignity.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
You look the part; there is a sort of matronly dignity about you, Georgie, that I could never hope to attain.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Hera was therefore the goddess who presided over human marriages, and was the type of matronly virtue and dignity.
Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll
The two daughters went over to the tea tabouret, where a matronly maid was busying with the service.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath

Her address to them was brief and matronly, yet spoken with so much feeling as found its way to every bosom.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott

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matronly

/ (ˈmeɪtrənlɪ) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or suitable for a matron; staid and dignified in a manner associated with a middle-aged, usually plump, woman

Derived forms of matronly

matronliness, noun

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