Avuncular

• “Avuncular," he said, relevant of nothing, "after this, I wish you'd call me Smoke.”

  THE TASTE OF THE MEAT

• “Avuncular," he said, "after this I wish you'd call me Smoke.”

  Smoke Bellew - The Taste of the Meat

• “Avuncular arm around ACORN's shoulder, Holder says,”

  Breitbart to Eric Holder: Investigate ACORN, or else. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState

• “Avuncular and condescending, McCain says he's "proud" of Palin and that she's his political "soul mate.”

  On the Campaign Trail with "Needless Markups": Why Palin's New Clothes Matter

• “Avuncular and deeply knowledgeable about the folkways of the Senate (he was the minority counsel of the Watergate committee in the 1970s, and a senator from 1994 to 2002), Thompson is widely liked on both sides of the aisle.”

  Newsweek: THE SUPREME SALES TEAM

• “Kindly Avuncular Law Prof once commented to me that "Gil Grantmore" sounded like a "porn star" name.”

  Lex and the City

• “Avuncular, I want to tell you something important.”

  Smoke Bellew - The Taste of the Meat

• “I say," said Leo, sticking his head out from under his blanket, "lucky we ain't on the bank, eh, Avuncular?”

  She

• “Avuncular, provincial, blustery and kind-hearted, Giuseppe - an Italian Jew who immigrated to New York at 9 - is the sort of guy who tells you how busy he is several times during a protracted monologue about whatever happens to be on his mind.”

  NYT > Home Page

• “Avuncular but sharp and brave, Richnell got on well with Alston, headstrong, visionary and inventive, from the moment they met.”

  The Guardian World News

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