smotherly

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UK/ˈsmʌðəli/

adjective

Tending to smother.

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Meanings

adjectivesmotherly (comparative more smotherly, superlative most smotherly)

comparative more smotherly · superlative most smotherly

  1. Tending to smother.

    A smotherly kind of love need not be limited to mother and child. We see it often with father and child as well. It may be overlooked by many who see the relationship as one in which the daughter is "devoted."

    1968, Jerome S. Fass, A Primer for Parents (page 87)

Origin

smother + -ly

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APA

smotherly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smotherly

MLA

“smotherly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smotherly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smotherly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smotherly.

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