matronly

«matronly» in Mova's school dictionary: like a sensible, dignified, older married woman, often a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (matronly, more matronly, most matronly)

meaning for a pupil

Matronly means like a sensible, dignified, older married woman, often a little plump and serious. tree →

sense in the lessons

describes a stern, proper, motherly character in a tale; in stories it often praises strict or respectable behaviour

examples

• The matronly lady scolded the boys for running. tree →
• Her matronly manner made everyone sit up straight. tree →
• Hera had a matronly look of strict virtue. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «matronly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.