motherly
adjective
pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a mother; maternal.
unmotherly
-
a word derived from
motherly.
Example Sentences
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MacLaine is not only actress, dancer, author, traveler, political activist, feminist, ex-wife and deliberately unmotherly mother.
From Time Magazine Archive
I hear Britney picked up some fairly unmotherly tips from you.
From Time Magazine Archive
As sure as I knew Cecile was crazy and unmotherly, I knew I must stop Fern.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
"I shall try not to misunderstand—" "You mustn't think me unmotherly or indelicate," she continued.
From The Bachelors A Novel by William Dana Orcutt
Our enemies Laugh loudly, and she maddens in her joy, Our mother most unmotherly, of whom Thy secret missives ofttimes told me, thou Wouldst be the punisher.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
