PATERNALISTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Benevolent but sometimes intrusive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

paternal (characteristic of a father)

Derivation:

paternalism (the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good)

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