Matronly
['meɪtr(ə)nlɪ] or ['metrənli]
Definition
(adj.) befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; 'her matronly figure' .
Typist: Rowland--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Advanced in years; elderly.
(a.) Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.
Checked by Gwen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a.. Motherly, elderly, grave, sedate, matronal.
Typist: Michael
Examples
- I'm not going to be married in this splendid matronly state. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- A little older she looks; her form a little fuller; her air more matronly than of yore; but evidently contented and happy as woman need be. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Men are so helpless, Mother, said Amy, with a matronly air, which delighted her husband. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Biddy looked down at her child, and put its little hand to her lips, and then put the good matronly hand with which she had touched it into mine. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Whereunto Bella replied, with probably the least successful attempt at looking matronly that ever was seen: 'Indeed, I think so, John, dear. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I look too big and matronly now. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You're not matronly. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I wonder if you will ever grow up, Laurie, said Meg in a matronly tone. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- A plain, matronly cap covers her head, and makes her look, for the first time in her life since I remember her, like a decent woman. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Michael