matronly
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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.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024
"This 'Drinking Woman' was an ideal rooted in newfound concepts of individuality and a denial of Edwardian matronly functions."
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023
The dress was off the shoulder; she is clearly attuned to the small details that ensure that, at 71, she never looks matronly.
From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023
Out is the matronly decorum that characterized Elizabeth’s reign.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023
She is in an earlier phase, or a later one: the soft green tweeds and tailored blouses of her good- taste background, which now appear matronly on her, because she has put on weight.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing matronly
The Awakening
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Novel Study: The Awakening, Chapters 1–19
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The Red Car to Hollywood
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