Yeah, I know what "avuncular" means, but I'd like to know if there is an equivalent word for aunts. Avauntcular?
a·vun·cu·lar (ə-vŭng'kyə-lər) adj.
1. Of or having to do with an uncle.
2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance.
1. Of or having to do with an uncle.
2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance.
[From Latin avunculus, maternal uncle; see awo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Quixotic--that was another word I learned reading and re-reading old books.
I wish I could work avuncular into a conversation but Aunt Sheila is more avauntlar.
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