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matronly

[mey-truhn-lee] / ˈmeɪ trən li /


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Manic, glitch-like tics betray his Suzannah’s matronly composition, and she shocks herself with her indignity.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

"This 'Drinking Woman' was an ideal rooted in newfound concepts of individuality and a denial of Edwardian matronly functions."

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

I’ve got a few straight friends who are obsessed with Madonna right now because she’s a little fuller, a little more matronly.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Out is the matronly decorum that characterized Elizabeth’s reign.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

I am calm; I regard the antics of my fellow students, who act like the textbook, with a combination of scientific curiosity and almost matronly indulgence.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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