nursely

adj

Etymology

From nurse + -ly.

  1. derived from nūtrīcius
  2. derived from nūtrīcia
  3. derived from norrice
  4. inherited from norice
  5. suffixed as nursely — “nurse + ly

Definitions

  1. Synonym of nurselike.

    • "She's a dreadful good hand in sickness," was said to us of a woman we were about to become acquainted with. […] If to know the worst way and to practise it was a nursely qualification, then she should have ranked high.
    • Irene was not very good at being comforting. She felt she was sorely lacking in this "nursely" quality and was peeved at herself.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA