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/ ˈ³¾±ðɪ³Ù°ùÉ™²Ô±ôɪ /
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or suitable for a matron; staid and dignified in a manner associated with a middle-aged, usually plump, woman
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ù°ù´Ç²Ô±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹î€ƒt°ù´Ç²Ô·±ô¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
The sweet little shrug that the grown-up, matronly Dakota Johnson gives to Dismukes, as he gawks at her younger self strutting around the stage, makes the entire sketch worthwhile.
Then he saw what the figure was wearing: a shapeless dress that stretched below her knees, a matronly oatmeal-colored shawl around her shoulders.
Transforming the elegant British, non-Jewish actress into the matronly prime minister required prosthetics for the cheeks, chin, nose and neck, plus contact lenses and a wig.
Her advice was easier to take, she determined, because it was offered by a “matronly woman†with a nonthreatening demeanor and a charming accent.
"This 'Drinking Woman' was an ideal rooted in newfound concepts of individuality and a denial of Edwardian matronly functions."
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