Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to an uncle; avuncular.
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Examples
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But why does not James Spedding exert his uncular authority over the lady to give her books easier names for readers not advanced in spelling or pronunciation?
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The grave Don owned the soft impeachment; relented at once, and clasped the hopeful young gentleman in the Wellington trousers to his _uncular_ and rather angular breast.
Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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The grave Don owned the soft impeachment; relented at once, and clasped the hopeful young gentleman in the Wellington trousers to his _uncular_ and rather angular breast.
Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers Thomas De Quincey 1822
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