Fä'ther-ly1, a.
a. 1. Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender; protecting; careful. You have showed a tender, fatherly regard. Shak. 2. Pertaining to a father.
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Fatherly
Fä'ther-ly2, adv.
In the manner of a father. [Rare.] Thus Adam, fatherly displeased. Milton.