Similar words: motherland, fatherly, formerly, properly, soberly, utterly, elderly, miserly. Meaning: ['mʌðə(r)lɪ] adj. befitting a mother; warm and nurturing. adv. in a maternal manner; as a mother.
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1. She was a plump, motherly woman in her fifties.
2. She was a kind, motherly woman.
3. It was an incredible display of motherly love and forgiveness.
4. "Don't worry," Laura said in a gentle motherly way.
5. All Molly's motherly instincts erupted when she saw what it was.
6. In her motherly concerned way, she was cosseting him as he tried to pick up the pieces of his life.
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7. If images do not appear as motherly they can not be Goddesses.
8. She was motherly, with a big mole on her upper lip.
9. From an attitude of generosity, warm feeling and motherly goodness, she now had shifted into a mood of high hilarity.
10. Marguerite was not exactly a motherly woman, but she was in some way comfortable.
11. But motherly warmth turns cold beside the journalistic revulsion the Molinari gambit provokes.
12. A butch lesbian with motherly tendencies, she maintained her dignity and in some lights could look beautiful.
13. Miss Gilbert was motherly but firm, an excellent teacher for the lower forms.
14. Charles found himself muttering to the motherly dresser[sentencedict.com], who handed him his hat.
15. Let me give you a little motherly advice.
16. Mrs. Moss was bland and motherly as always.
17. The girl felt motherly and useful.
18. Mrs Wang is a motherly old teacher.
19. Motherly love is a huge flame.
20. We have already spoken about motherly love.
21. She gave her son a motherly hug.
22. She has a motherly affection for her pupils.
23. She is a motherly teacher.
24. Red Carnation: Representative warm, motherly love, I believe you love.
25. Impotently, she held both her arms wide in a gesture of motherly love, as though this would comfort him.
26. She was a plump mole only a little older than the visitor, but with warm motherly eyes and pleasant grey fur.
27. Susan allowed the ship to drift down, and relaxed as the bulk settled into the receptive, motherly ground.
28. Onyx notably lacked inclination for housework, not to mention motherly instinct.
29. Having told her story with some brio, Miss Breeze burst into tears and was comforted by the motherly Miss Maitland.
30. Very few students now choose to adopt a well-meaning motherly landlady or a battleaxe with inflexible house-rules.
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