avuncular

Definition

In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.

Etymology

From Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”).

Example Sentences

• "Both uncle Frank and uncle Stephen Austen had made it a point of principle to be rigorously unsentimental in the discharge of their avuncular obligations."
• "In 2021, the Times described you as an “avuncular public intellectual.” How do you feel about that label? [Stephen Fry:] Oh my lordy lord. Avuncular gives me great pleasure."
• "A man with such a nice, avuncular personality would not blow up the world."