fatherly
adjective
of, like, or befitting a father.
unfatherly
-
a word derived from
fatherly.
Example Sentences
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The King in England, his councilors, and Parliament, played an unfatherly role, while in Virginia economic hardships pressed ever harder and the administration became more and more oppressive.
From Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings by Mary Johnston
Have I frightened her away into the wood by my unfatherly looks?
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
She did not deny the act, but pleaded justification, alleging that her husband was guilty of unfatherly conduct toward his daughter.
From The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
The little wight Fill’d me, unfatherly, with fright!
From Victories of Love by Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore
The Duchess now understood the unfatherly disregard Old Jimmie had shown for the ordinary welfare of Maggie.
From Children of the Whirlwind by Leroy Scott
