fatherly• Do you mind if I give you some fatherlyadvice?• His fatherlyaffection was not strong, as events proved, but his fear of the gods was.• The suggestion of fatherly closeness was essential, even if it seemed awkward and difficult to illustrate.• He did all the fatherlyduties, he changed diapers.• One day, feeling very fatherly, I decided to make him some soup.• And the city managersmiled his fatherly, kindly smile.• He spoke in a warm, fatherlytone.• From the planewindow he could still see the two young women, and gave them a fatherlywave.• He was always sort of brotherly and fatherly with him.