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# matronly

adjective (matronly, more matronly, most matronly)

«matronly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Matronly means like a sensible, dignified, older married woman, often a little plump and serious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matronly/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a stern, proper, motherly character in a tale; in stories it often praises strict or respectable behaviour

### Examples

- The matronly lady scolded the boys for running. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matronly/#x1)
- Her matronly manner made everyone sit up straight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matronly/#x2)
- Hera had a matronly look of strict virtue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matronly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «matronly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/matronly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«matronly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/matronly.html) on Mova free.