"dowagerial" meaning in All languages combined

See dowagerial on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more dowagerial [comparative], most dowagerial [superlative]
Etymology: dowager + -ial Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dowager|ial}} dowager + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} dowagerial (comparative more dowagerial, superlative most dowagerial)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or like a dowager.
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