"ungrandmotherly" meaning in All languages combined

See ungrandmotherly on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more ungrandmotherly [comparative], most ungrandmotherly [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + grandmotherly. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|grandmotherly}} un- + grandmotherly Head templates: {{en-adj}} ungrandmotherly (comparative more ungrandmotherly, superlative most ungrandmotherly)
  1. Not grandmotherly.
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