onkelhaft
German
editEtymology
editAdjective
editonkelhaft (strong nominative masculine singular onkelhafter, not comparable)
Usage notes
edit- The word may have a more negative tone than English avuncular, often implying a degree of officiousness or forced familiarity. More unambiguously positive words are väterlich and großväterlich.
Declension
editPositive forms of onkelhaft (uncomparable)
Further reading
edit- “onkelhaft” in Duden online