fatherly Definition

paternal, loving, fatherlike, parental, motherly, avuncular, grandfatherly, affectionate, benevolent, dutiful, brotherly, grandmotherly, saintly, gruff, reverent, childlike, pious, solicitous, kindhearted, boyish, selfless, doting, genial, impish, gentle, amiable, levelheaded, beatific, teacherly, dapper, puppyish, roguish, imperturbable, elder, rakish, unctuous, brusk, mischievous, overbearing, angelic, deadpan, taciturn, affable, jovial, charismatic, guileless, suave, gregarious, sagacious, tenderhearted, empathetic, undemonstrative, overprotective, stoic, bossy, winsome, stentorian, incommunicative, manly, godlike, straightlaced, pompous, nerdish, foppish, mannered, chivalrous, effeminate, schoolmasterly, sardonic, oracular, irascible, laconic, easygoing, schoolmarmish, jocular, saintlike, debonair, forbearing, droll, curmudgeonly, studious, endearing, tactful, diffident, unflappable, obsequious, humble, morose, inexpressive, crotchety, lovable, dandified, comforting, smirky, girlish, wry, reverential, worshipful, uxorious, softhearted,