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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1052/
- Published: 2022-12-17T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-12T18:03:55.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

avuncular (adjective):

1 : suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality  
2 : of or relating to an uncle

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avuncular?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :Not all uncles are likeable fellows (Hamlet’s villainous Uncle Claudius, for example, isn’t exactly Mr. Nice Guy in Shakespeare’s tragedy), but avuncular reveals that, as a group, uncles are often seen as friendly and kindhearted. Avuncular comes from the Latin noun avunculus, which means “maternal uncle,” but since at least the 19th century English speakers have used avuncular to describe uncles from either side of the family, or people who are uncle-like in character or behavior. Avunculus is also an ancestor of the word uncle itself.

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