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MATRONLY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
Example:
her matronly figure
Classified under:
Similar:
feminine; womanly (befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman)
Derivation:
matron (a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified)